The Latest Breaking News from Westminster

SNP priorities ‘completely wrong’, says Starmer

The Labour leader said the nationalists are seeking to hide their ‘failure in record’ by trying to make the next election about independence.

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023

Call me ‘Tiny Dancer’ says Sunak as he rips into Boris and Truss

Prime minister jests and mocks Tory bigwigs and jokes about party conference karaoke

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023

Sunak mocks Johnson, Truss and Hancock in speech to political journalists

The Prime Minister was addressing the Westminster correspondents’ dinner in central London.

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023

Katy Loudon issues open letter to Labour supporters in final campaign week

THE SNP candidate in Rutherglen and Hamilton West has issued an open letter to Labour supporters ahead of next week’s by-election.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 27, 2023

SNP MP says ‘group bullying’ within the party gave her panic attacks

But SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn said Lisa Cameron’s claims ‘don’t reflect my experience’.

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023

Alyn Smith: Our best future is as indy nation in the EU, not Efta

BEFORE Westminster, I spent 16 years as one of Scotland’s six MEPs in the European Parliament.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 27, 2023

UK cost of living crisis will cause ‘nearly as many premature deaths as Covid’

THE human cost of Westminster’s “economic recklessness” has been revealed in a new report which warns it will cause almost as sharp a rise in…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 26, 2023

Glasgow expected to approve Scotland’s first official drug consumption room

Scotland has the worst drug death rate in Europe with 1,051 people dying due to drug misuse last year alone.

Al Jazeera · Sep 26, 2023

Scotland has 'little hope' of seeing HS2 benefits in 'unequal Union', Alba MP says

SCOTLAND has “little hope” of ever seeing the benefits of HS2, an MP has claimed, as speculation mounts that the final line will never connect…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 25, 2023

SNP open to amending controversial Scottish independence motion, says Yousaf

The SNP leader has put forward a motion which states winning most Scottish seats in the general election could lead to independence talks

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023