Brexit: MPs will vote on key part of Rishi Sunak’s protocol deal within days Parliament will be asked to vote on ‘Stormont brake’, as Tony Blair backs UK-EU agreement The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023
MPs to be given vote on key part of new Brexit deal Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt said the relevant secondary legislation would be published on Monday, ahead of the vote on Wednesday. The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023
Tax on beer frozen as part of Jeremy Hunt’s ‘Brexit pubs guarantee’ Chancellor was expected to hike duty on alcohol as new tax on drink strength comes into effect The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023
Price of cigarettes and wine set to increase despite Jeremy Hunt's 'Brexit' pubs guarantee The Chancellor pledged to freeze duty on draught pints this summer during his fiscal statement on Wednesday, but the prices of some other alcoholic drinks will rise Manchester Evening News · Mar 16, 2023
UK government to assure DUP on NI’s status amid Supreme Court judgment concerns Chris Heaton-Harris said he wanted to address unionist concerns about the new Brexit deal on trading arrangements for Northern Ireland. The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023
EU and UK striking new Brexit deal an ‘extraordinary achievement’ – Joe Kennedy The member of the Kennedy political dynasty said he was honoured to serve as US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland. The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023
Hunt’s ‘budget for growth’ gives top 1% a pension bonus but ignores public services No money for nurses, doctors or teachers note critics as Starmer says UK is on ‘path of managed decline’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2023
Colleagues pray for Jezza to cut his losses when his four Es fail to kick in Education, Employment, Enterprise and … Everywhere? Chancellor’s solutions to heal economy fall flat as he fails to read the room The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2023
UK migration forecast to hit 245,000 despite Rishi Sunak’s pledge to cut arrivals Revised figures up 110,000 on last year as post-Brexit Britain proves more attractive than feared The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023
What Jeremy Hunt announced in his Spring Budget from fuel duty to childcare Jeremy Hunt announced that fuel and pint duty would be frozen alongside a major childcare announcement. The National (Scotland) · Mar 15, 2023
Duty on draught beer to be frozen to help the ‘great British pub’ Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the tax freeze as part of a “new Brexit pubs guarantee”. The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023
Cheaper pints under ‘Brexit pubs guarantee’, vows Chancellor Pints will be cheaper as part of a "Brexit pubs guarantee", the Chancellor vowed on Wednesday. Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2023
Chancellor announces 'Brexit Pubs Guarantee' in spring Budget THE Chancellor has announced that the duty of draught beer in UK pubs will freeze in a move to help struggling pubs and bars. The National (Scotland) · Mar 15, 2023
Tax on beer frozen as part of Jeremy Hunt’s ‘Brexit pubs guarantee’ Chancellor was expected to hike duty on alcohol as new tax on drink strength comes into effect The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023
The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023 No 10 pressured BBC to avoid using ‘lockdown’ term at height of Covid, leak reveals BBC editors asked reporters to ‘turn up scepticism’ on Labour’s plan B call, message shows
The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2023 Five charts that will shape Jeremy Hunt’s budget From cooling inflation to easing staff shortages, we look at the factors behind the chancellor’s spending choices
The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023 Scotland can be independent in five years, say SNP candidates The three candidates appeared in a debate on the BBC on Tuesday.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023 BBC came under No 10 pressure to avoid using ‘lockdown’ in early pandemic, leak shows Exclusive: leaked emails and WhatsApp messages reveal reporters also told to be more critical of Labour
The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023 ‘Stop the boats’ shows how Britain is really being governed: by Tory campaign leaflet Sunak and Braverman’s cruel migration policy is a stunt to win over voters – but then gimmicks are all they have left to offer, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
The National (Scotland) · Mar 14, 2023 MSPs refuse to give consent to post-Brexit Australia-New Zealand trade deal McKee said he was “frustrated” to be considering another UK Government law which “pays little heed to the democratic role of this…
The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023 Biden visit does not increase pressure on DUP to accept deal – Donaldson Speaking from Washington, the DUP leader said his party needed to see legislative frameworks around the new EU-UK post-Brexit deal.
The Conversation · Mar 14, 2023 Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron: beyond the bromance, what was discussed at their summit in Paris? The theatricality of the warmth on show between British prime minister Rishi Sunak and French president Emmanuel Macron during their summit in Paris should not detract from how important it is that Franco-British cooperation has been renewed.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023 ‘No strategy’: West Yorkshire firms hope the budget supports industry Business leaders looking for industrial plan of action from government amid uncertainty over the economy
The National (Scotland) · Mar 12, 2023 In Full: Business for Scotland's 10 questions for SNP leadership hopefuls GORDON MacIntyre-Kemp, the chief executive of the pro-Yes group Business for Scotland put 10 key questions to the SNP leadership candidates, seeking…
The National (Scotland) · Mar 12, 2023 SNP leadership candidates answer Business for Scotland's key questions SNP leadership candidates have responded to key questions around business, the economy and the strategy for independence put to them by a major…