The Latest Breaking News from UK Government

Nicola Sturgeon calls for urgent meeting with PM over cost-of-living crisis

A meeting of the devolved administrations is due next month but the First Minister has called for it to be brought forward.

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022

Business leaders join calls for emergency cost-of-living support

CBI chief Tony Danker has warned the Government against a summer of inactivity, following on from Gordon Brown’s plea for urgent measures

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022

‘You can’t just rewrite the rules’: SNP slam Tory plans for judicial reform

The SNP has likened the UK Government to “tinpot dictators”, following reports that justice secretary Dominic Raab plans to limit judges’ power

The National (Scotland) · Aug 8, 2022

REVEALED: ‘Landmark’ Boris Johnson-led devolved leaders council yet to meet once

THE new Prime Minister-led council of devolved leaders, announced by the UK Government to much fanfare at the start of the year, has yet to meet…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 7, 2022

Liz Truss’s FM insult an overt symbol of Tory scorn, Philippa Whitford says

FOREIGN Secretary Liz Truss’s labelling of Nicola Sturgeon as someone who it is “best to ignore” was not a slip but an “overt symbol” of…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 7, 2022

Rishi Sunak says he will bring back ‘Union Unit’ to beat independence

TORY leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak has pledged to reconstitute the UK Government’s Union Unit in a bid to see off talk of an independent Scotland.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 6, 2022

Activists vow to fight bid for huge new oil field in waters west of Shetland

ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners have vowed to fight a new oil field being brought online which is twice the size of Cambo, as a fossil fuel firm takes…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 5, 2022

New petition calls for DWP to conduct full review of PIP health assessments and application process

Two petitions created this week are campaigning for change in the way PIP is administered.

Daily Record · Aug 5, 2022

Wait for new PM for more cost-of-living help, says UK Business Secretary

HOUSEHOLDS struggling under the cost-of-living crisis must wait several weeks before the UK Government reveals further support to combat soaring…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 5, 2022

ITV GMB segment features empty chair after Government ministers 'too busy' to appear on show

GMB hosts Ben Shepard and Charlotte Hawkins took a swipe at the UK Government on Friday after being told no ministers were available to join them on the show.

Daily Record · Aug 5, 2022