6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (410+ words) After Parliament returned from the summer recess, Andy Burnham addressed the House of Commons as Prime Minister for the first time and set out the direction of his government. Far too many issues that have languished in the 'too difficult…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (491+ words) Politicians have condemned anti-illegal migrant protests which blocked the Port of Dover on Saturday. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds and Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick criticised the demonstrations in which hundreds of masked, black-clad men blocked road access to the Kent port....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (103+ words) Prime Minister Andy Burnham has joined the King and Queen at a church service in Scotland. Mr Burnham was seen arriving at Crathie Kirk, a small, granite church on Royal Deeside, regularly visited by members of the royal family when…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (203+ words) ESTHER McVey has been re-selected as the Conservative candidate for the Tatton constituency. She will stand at the next general election, which must be held no later than August 15, 2029. Ms McVey, who has served as MP for Tatton since 2017, was…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (454+ words) Millions more workers could be dragged into the £100,000 'tax trap' by 2031 as frozen income tax thresholds continue to bite. The number of people earning more than £100,000 is forecast to soar to 2.5 million, according to new analysis from investing and trading…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (366+ words) The Reform UK Scotland leader has said Scotland’s income tax banding system is “nuts” as he pledged to review it if the party wins the next Holyrood elections. Lord Malcolm Offord said the party would review the six-band income tax…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (365+ words) Anas Sarwar, the former Scottish Labour leader, has taken his seat in the unelected House of Lords. Lord Sarwar, who led the Scottish party for more than five years, wore the traditional scarlet robes for the ceremony in the upper…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (564+ words) The chief constable of Police Scotland has paid tribute to the two Cleveland Police officers who were killed in a crash on the A66 last month, saying their deaths had “resonated across the UK policing family”. Jo Farrell was speaking at…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (626+ words) The King, the Queen, French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Andy Burnham are to visit the Bayeux Tapestry together on Wednesday. In a public display of warm Anglo-French relations, the monarch, Camilla, Mr Macron and Mr Burnham will walk…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (315+ words) Drafting the next Scottish budget will be “extremely challenging” amid tight fiscal conditions, the Deputy First Minister has said. Jenny Gilruth said she will not shy away from the challenge of balancing the Scottish Government’s books. She will be speaking…...