The Latest Breaking News from Westminster

Government hikes student loan repayments by £150 a year

Repayment threshold freeze released in written statement on Friday after MPs leave Westminster

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

Labour demands action at Holyrood and Westminster on surging cost of living

Sir Keir Starmer and Scottish leader Anas Sarwar are calling on the SNP and the Conservatives to help people make ends meet.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

West Lothian cost of living crisis sparks call for action on household bills

Labour and SNP join forces in West Lothian Council to call on Westminster to tackle the coming energy bills crisis in the face of soaring inflation and its effects on struggling households.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 27, 2022

PMQs verdict today: Boris Johnson comes out swinging as Westminster awaits Sue Gray report

Boris Johnson came out swinging in today’s PMQs, determined to show his own Conservative MPs that he is ready to fight for his future.

Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2022

Boris Johnson compared to Donald Trump amid SNP claims Tory leader is 'demeaning' his office

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford launched a highly personal attack on Boris Johnson as Westminster awaits the publication of the Sue Gray report.

Daily Record · Jan 26, 2022

Scottish nationalists see chances and pitfalls in Johnson’s woes

Pro-independence activists torn over possibility that crisis-hit British prime minister may be forced to resign.

Al Jazeera · Jan 25, 2022

Conservatives in crisis: where whipping stops and blackmail begins

Whips are key players in Westminster. They act as a two-way channel of communication between the party leadership and backbench MPs, feeding information from the leadership to MPs and vice versa. If the leadership wants MPs to vote a certain way, it’s the job of the whips to make sure…

The Conversation · Jan 25, 2022

Take immediate action to ban conversion therapy in Scotland, say MSPs

Holyrood’s Equalities Committee said there was no need to wait to see what legislation that Westminster brings in to tackle the issue.

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2022

Andy Burnham recalls 'dark mutterings' during his time in Westminster but brands Radcliffe school threat 'almost beyond belief'

“The idea that the education of young people in Radcliffe is a bargaining chip in Westminster power battles basically stinks."

Manchester Evening News · Jan 23, 2022

Scottish independence referendum will take place before end of next year, Nicola Sturgeon insists

The First Minister used an interview today to claim Scots faced a choice between independence or the "chaotic instability" of Westminster.

Daily Record · Jan 23, 2022