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Alba candidate threatened with fine by Labour council over election banners

AN Alba election candidate has been threatened with a fine if he does not remove campaign banners, The National can reveal.

The National (Scotland) · May 22, 2024

PMQs sketch: Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer unite in condemning UK's culture of scandal after infected blood

NHS scandal and sepsis survivor Craig Mackinlay were the talk of the House at Prime Minister’s Questions

Evening Standard · May 22, 2024

Speculation mounts as No 10 refuses to rule out general election announcement

With the cabinet preparing to meet, Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson also declines to say if there will be a reshuffle

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2024

Craig Mackinlay, the ex-Ukip Tory MP who lost his limbs to sepsis

The former accountant was an original member of Ukip but as a Tory later beat Nigel Farage to win South Thanet

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024

Tory MP says he is ‘lucky to be alive’ after losing hands and feet to sepsis

Craig Mackinlay had only a five per cent chance of survival, his wife Kati said

Evening Standard · May 21, 2024

Crucial reforms to help thousands trapped in indeterminate jail terms fail after Labour peers ‘bottle it’

Baroness Fox praised The Independent for shining a light on the plight of IPP prisoners in a House of Lords debate

The Independent UK · May 21, 2024

We don't need 'homeless pods' – we need real systemic change

We aren’t getting to the roots of the problems and we get long-term damage to societal wellbeing in the process ...

The National (Scotland) · May 21, 2024

Mhairi Black taunts top Labour MP for admitting: 'I'm a small-c conservative'

THE cat is out of the bag, Mhairi Black has said, after a top Labour frontbencher admitted he could be described as a “small-c conservative”…

The National (Scotland) · May 21, 2024

Court Rules UK Government Anti-protest Powers Unlawful

The UK government acted unlawfully by changing legislation to give police tougher powers to clamp down on street protests, judges ruled on Tuesday.

International Business Times · May 21, 2024

OPINION - An improving economy won't save the Tories

It doesn't seem fair. When the economy is tanking, the government gets the blame. When it recovers, voters tend to give short shrift. Just ask John Major, who couldn't even convince one in three Britons to support the Conservatives in 1997 despite overseeing 22 consecutive quarters of GDP growth and…

Evening Standard · May 21, 2024