The Latest Breaking News from Westminster

Weaker economic growth costing Scottish Government almost £700m

Scottish Fiscal Commission says differences in tax policy between Scotland and the rest of the UK are also to blame

Insider UK · Jan 26, 2023

Half of the 10 poorest areas in Scotland received no Levelling Up funding from the UK Government

SNP MP Chris Stephens accused the UK Government of "pork barrel politics at its worst".

Daily Record · Jan 26, 2023

Holocaust events ‘more important than ever’ in face of mass killings 78 years on

Holocaust survivors, Cabinet ministers, MPs and faith leaders attended a Holocaust Memorial Day event in Westminster on Wednesday evening.

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

How the UK government's veto of Scotland's gender recognition bill brought tensions in the union to the surface

From calls for a second Scottish independence referendum and speculation about “indy-curiousity” in Wales, to the collapse of the power-sharing agreement in Northern Ireland, the state of the UK union has been the subject of much political discussion over the past decade.

The Conversation · Jan 25, 2023

PMQs analysis: Taxing times for Sunak as he awaits Zahawi probe verdict

How Rishi Sunak must want the inquiry into Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs to be done swiftly.

Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2023

UK bill to let Tory government change Scottish law in 'danger to devolution'

MSPs have been urged not to back a UK Government bill which poses a “danger to devolution”.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 25, 2023

SNP bid to overturn Section 35 order at Westminster and allow gender reforms to become law

Stephen Flynn, the party's Westminster leader, has submitted a motion to overturn the UK Government's Section 35 order which blocked the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.

Daily Record · Jan 25, 2023

Arc21 chairperson labels concerns over Co Antrim incinerator "propaganda"

"The council would gain about half a million pounds alone in rates, they have a golden goose sitting at their gates, but some would look to boil it."

Belfast Live · Jan 25, 2023

Swinney: Minimum service Bill would interfere with devolved legislation

Deputy First Minister describes legislation as pouring 'fuel on the fire' of relationships with trade unions

Insider UK · Jan 25, 2023

How the ‘circus’ became the metaphor of choice in political rhetoric

In his 2023 New Year’s Speech, Labour leader Keir Starmer reiterated his criticism of the “Tory circus” as he lamented the apparently unbreakable but entirely avoidable cycle of crises at Westminster. “Nothing has changed,” Starmer said, “but the circus moves on. Rinse and repeat.”

The Conversation · Jan 25, 2023