The Latest Breaking News from UK Government

UK Government provides £102,500 funding for two Scottish space projects

Funds will be used to hire cluster development managers to build and deliver the recommendations of the Scottish Space Strategy

Insider UK · Feb 3, 2022

Independence pensions row as SNP insists Westminster will pay bill if Scots vote Yes

Senior Nationalists argue it would be the responsibility of the UK Government to continue paying the pensions of older people north of the Border if the Union was to end.

Daily Record · Feb 3, 2022

UK Government will not intervene in DUP order to halt Brexit checks

DUP minister Edwin Poots, whose officials are responsible for carrying out Northern Ireland Protocol checks, has ordered them to stop at midnight.

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022

Jane Hutt accuses UK Government of 'lack of respect' for Wales

Hutt says ministers in Westminster are ignoring her letters

Wales Online · Feb 2, 2022

Silicon Valley-style accelerator planned for Glasgow

UK Government-backed innovation and research centre should new jobs for the region

Insider UK · Feb 2, 2022

Questions must be teased out over drug consumption rooms, says UK minister

The UK Government has repeatedly rejected the idea of safe consumption rooms.

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

Claim that Wales will be nearly £900m worse off due to failure to match EU funds after Brexit

Welsh Government made the claim but the UK Government says it will 'ramp-up' funds in future years

Birmingham Post · Feb 1, 2022

UK Government has ignored proposals to tackle soaring bills, Welsh minister says

Jane Hutt, Welsh Minister for Social Justice, said there was ‘little hope’ coming from Whitehall as the cost-of-living crisis deepens.

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

We are fighting poverty with one arm tied behind our back, says minister

Public health minister Maree Todd and mental health minister Kevin Stewart appeared before the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

Afghanistan: Families resort to selling children to pay for food

Charities are urging the UK Government to provide more money for Afghanistan warning the humanitarian emergency is so bad that families are selling their children.

Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2022