The Latest Breaking News from Westminster

Shane MacGowan dies aged 65: The Pogues frontman's wildest or most revelatory quotes

The legendary musician spearheaded a new kind of Celtic punk music, producing works that Ireland's president, Michael D. Higgins has described as "perfectly crafted poems"

Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2023

'Pensions not safe under Westminster' as triple lock comes under threat

THE SNP have warned Scotland’s pensions will never be safe under Westminster control after an  economic watchdog called for the triple lock to be…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 30, 2023

Scottish Tory MP under investigation by Westminster standards watchdog

A SCOTTISH Tory MP is being investigated by the Westminster standards watchdog ...

The National (Scotland) · Nov 30, 2023

Stephen Flynn mug stunt complaint dismissed by Westminster standards watchdog

A STANDARDS investigation into Stephen Flynn allegedly misusing official stationery has concluded by dismissing the complaint.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 30, 2023

Labour lead SNP in Westminster poll – just hours after different survey said opposite

LABOUR lead the SNP in the latest Westminster election polling – published just hours after another poll showing the opposite.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 29, 2023

Tributes paid to ‘true gentleman’ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The Conservative peer, a former MP and MSP, has died aged 81.

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023

This poll proves the SNP can't be counted out – and the Tories face wipe-out

THE latest Scottish opinion poll points to a landslide victory for the SNP in the next General Election, a fifth term for the party in Holyrood and…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 29, 2023

Shocking video shows London paramedic being pushed out of ambulance by patient

Paramedic calls for abuse of ambulance staff to stop after incident outside Chelsea and Westminster hospital

Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2023

OPINION - There's an uncomfortable truth about immigration, but neither Keir Starmer nor Rishi Sunak dare say it

Cheerful news: Andrew Bailey, the Bank of England governor, thinks the economic outlook for the year ahead is “worst I have ever seen” — a challenge of such severity that it should be the main preoccupation of both the Government and its possible Labour heirs. Instead, fizzing anxiety at Westminster…

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2023

'Bleak' report finds one in six Scots seeking food poverty advice

A ‘BLEAK’ report has found one in six Scots are seeking advice for food insecurity.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 27, 2023