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Abbi Garton-Crosbie: Cocktails and chaos on my trip to Westminster

WHEN I visited Westminster on a parliamentary lobby trip last week, I didn’t expect to get a front-row seat to the collapse of Boris Johnson’s…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 10, 2022

Keir Starmer confirms Labour would reject Section 30 for Scotland

KEIR Starmer would not grant a Section 30 order to allow Scotland to hold a second independence referendum if he becomes Prime Minister after the…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 10, 2022

Michelle O'Neill says 'next PM must face reality Northern Ireland Protocol here to stay'

'The protocol is here to stay, so they need to stop the high wire act and playing to the gallery.'

Belfast Live · Jul 9, 2022

Next PM must change course on protocol and legacy – Murphy

Stormont’s Finance Minister was speaking as he attended a meeting of the British-Irish Council in Guernsey.

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

Emily Sheffield: Rishi Sunak gets my vote — let’s hope his family knows the sacrifice that it involves

Early in May last year I had dinner with a Cabinet Minister, who was extolling the political brilliance of his Prime Minister, confidently pronouncing he would reign for 10 years. The Tories had won the Hartlepool by-election by a landslide. The Red Wall had turned blue, and the Tory party…

Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2022

Unionists fume at claim UK is 'relatively poor and in comparative decline'

THE top journalist said the UK is a “relatively poor country in comparative decline” ...

The National (Scotland) · Jul 8, 2022

Boris Johnson's successor must not treat Wales and devolution with such contempt

It's time for a change in direction from the Westminster government

Wales Online · Jul 8, 2022

Runners and riders – the early favourites to replace Boris Johnson as PM

Bookmakers have installed a handful of pacesetters in the race to become the next leader of the Conservative Party.

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

Rishi Sunak sparks full-blown leadership race as he unveils his bid to replace Boris Johnson

Commons Leader Mark Spencer and former Tory Party co-chairman Oliver Dowden have thrown their support behind him

Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2022

MP hits out at Boris Johnson's bid to "limp on" until autumn

The SNP's Kirsten Oswald has also slammed the Scottish Secretary's defence of the outgoing PM

Daily Record · Jul 8, 2022