Cumming in independence call: Westminster should get boots off our necks The actor and Traitors US star said he believed Scotland would leave the UK in his lifetime. The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025
£100 on-the-spot fines for Lime and Forest in new crackdown on e-bikes abandoned on pavements EXCLUSIVE: Westminster council opens new front in battle against pavement clutter by emailing fixed penalty tickets direct to e-bike firms Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2025
Millionaires group urge Reeves to introduce wealth tax to ‘lift kids of out poverty’ This appeal comes ahead of Reeves’s upcoming Budget announcement in Westminster later this month The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025
Welcome to 21st-century politics: a bitter revolt against power that will consume Labour and the Tories A mood of turbulence and insurgency against the two main parties has been building for years, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2025
Council tax hikes: Thousands of Londoners to pay for first time while some face bills doubling Kensington and Chelsea is expected to follow in the footsteps of Wandsworth, Westminster and Hackney and double council tax bills for some home owners in the borough Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2025
London’s unhealthiest high streets revealed with seven among worst in Britain Communities named face higher risks of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, experts say Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2025
SNP and Plaid Cymru seek to give voters a ‘positive alternative’ to Westminster SNP leader and Scottish First Minister John Swinney will hold talks with Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth in Edinburgh on Thursday. The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025
More than a quarter of Scots businesses expect to shrink, figures show The Federation of Small Business found 57% of firms saw their profits slump in the third quarter of the year. Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2025
Linehan was trying to get trans activist to ‘stop pushing camera in his face’ The 57-year-old Irish comedy writer is accused of harassing trans woman Sophia Brooks outside a conference in Westminster on October 19 last year. Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025
Trans activist ‘took pictures of people’ before confrontation with Linehan The 57-year-old Irish comedy writer is on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court accused of harassing trans woman Sophia Brooks. Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025
Snail farms run out of central London offices in £370k tax avoidance scheme Westminster Council leader Adam Hug hit out at ‘unscrupulous traders’ using the ‘ludicrous’ scam Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025
Fox on the run in the grounds of the Houses of Parliament The marauding mammal was witnessed just inside the visitor’s entrance to the parliamentary estate in Westminster. Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025
Deputy national security adviser ‘surprised’ Chinese spying case was dropped The case against Christopher Cash, a former parliamentary researcher, and Christopher Berry collapsed in September. Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2025
Suicides linked to domestic abuse should be investigated as potential homicides, say UK families Landmark meeting in Westminster hears from string of relatives who say they have been failed by justice system The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2025 Local election wipeout would see off Starmer, MPs say after Caerphilly rout Crushing defeat in Welsh byelection triggers renewed outpouring of anger and concern within Labour
The Conversation · Oct 24, 2025 Plaid Cymru’s staggeringly large victory in Caerphilly is a warning to both Labour and Reform If any seat has a claim to be part of Labour’s electoral heartland, it is Caerphilly. Labour’s electoral dominance there reaches all the way back to the creation of the constituency in the 1918 UK general election, when Alfred Onions became the the first of many Caerphilly Labour MPs. This…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2025 Plaid Cymru’s victory in Caerphilly points to a new kind of electorate The Welsh town’s byelection was a two-party race – but this time neither Labour nor the Conservatives were in it
The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2025 Caerphilly result is blow to Labour and Reform – and shows parties who cannot adapt will be crushed Plaid Cymru’s byelection victory signals a seismic shift in Welsh politics that will rattle Westminster
The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2025 Friday briefing: How Plaid beat Reform (and left Labour in Senedd byelection dust) In today’s newsletter: Labour has been the largest party in Wales at every general election since 1922. Last night, that history came to an abrupt and painful end – but it was also a disappointing evening for Nigel Farage
The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025 Let the SNP act on Prince Andrew if ministers will not do so, Flynn urges PM The SNP Westminster leader said ‘swift’ action should be taken to strip the prince of his titles.
Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025 Actor Brian Cox backs anti-poverty campaign ahead of Edinburgh rally He has called on both Holyrood and Westminster to deliver on their respective promises to reduce poverty.
The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025 Stephen Flynn pledges to serve in whatever capacity he is asked to by Swinney The party’s Westminster leader has been tipped by many as a potential minister if the SNP return to government next year.
Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025 Government will take SNP majority seriously, says Alexander The SNP has set the bar for a new referendum on independence at winning a majority of seats next year.
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025 Flynn to raise ‘folly’ of Brexit with Bank governor The SNP’s Westminster leader also called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to enter talks with the EU to improve the Brexit deal.
Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2025 Urgent police appeal over missing teenager, 19, last spotted leaving Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Scotland Yard said the woman was seen leaving walking onto Fulham Road, before heading towards Westminster