Paris Gourtsoyannis
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Ian Murray warns Richard Leonard to 'wipe slate clean' and reject independence
Labour’s only Scottish MP has warned party leader Richard Leonard that he must “wipe the slate clean” and oppose a second independence referendum or face defeat in next year’s Holyrood elections. → Read More
Nicola Sturgeon tells critics: 'I will lead the SNP into the next election'
Nicola Sturgeon has said she will lead the SNP into the 2021 Scottish Parliament election and seek to remain First Minister following speculation about her position. → Read More
SNP MP says it's 'a matter for events' if Nicola Sturgeon survives as leader
SNP MPs have speculated openly for the first time about the possibility of Nicola Sturgeon being forced to quit as party leader and First Minister. → Read More
Nicola Sturgeon: Tory migration system will 'devastate' Scotland
The UK government’s new post-Brexit immigration policy has come under attack from Scottish business leaders and senior figures in key public services, as Nicola Sturgeon claimed the “offensive” plans would be “devastating” to Scotland’s economy. → Read More
Ministers protest over lack of talks about bridge ‘vanity project’
Ministers in Scotland and Northern Ireland have made a joint protest over the lack of consultation by the UK government on Boris Johnson’s “vanity project” to build a bridge across the Irish Sea. → Read More
Cabinet reshuffle: Chancellor Sajid Javid in shock resignation over special advisers
Sajid Javid has resigned as Chancellor, derailing Boris Johnson's cabinet reshuffle in an apparent turf war with the Prime Minister's top adviser, Dominic Cummings. → Read More
'I hate agreeing with these people': Boris Johnson faces SNP pressure on peers' pay
Boris Johnson has criticised plans to increase the daily allowance paid to peers in the House of Lords under pressure from the SNP. → Read More
COP26: UK Government found alternative London venue for Glasgow summit
UK Government officials held talks with a conference centre in London about moving a major UN climate summit away from Glasgow, it has emerged. → Read More
UK faces choice between ‘time border’ or darkness in Scotland until 9am
The UK government faces a choice between a ‘time border’ dividing Northern Ireland from Great Britain or leaving Scotland without daylight until after 9am in winter, peers have warned. → Read More
UK officials preparing "proper piece of work" on Scotland-Northern Ireland bridge
UK Government officials are working on a proposal for a bridge linking Scotland and Northern Ireland, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman has confirmed. → Read More
No10 denies Boris Johnson called Nicola Sturgeon 'bloody Wee Jimmy Krankie'
Downing Street has denied reports that the Prime Minister called Nicola Sturgeon “that bloody Wee Jimmy Krankie woman” in a bitter row over a major international summit due to be held in Glasgow. → Read More
SNP stage Commons protest over English Votes for English Laws
The SNP have staged an unprecedented protest in the House of Commons against controversial rules on ‘English Votes for English Laws’, with the party’s leader at Westminster claiming: “This is the parliament of England”. → Read More
Sacked climate summit head claims Edinburgh-London rift put event at risk
The former head of a major international climate summit hosted in Glasgow who was sacked by Boris Johnson last week has claimed the Prime Minister “doesn’t get climate change” and threatened to move the event to England. → Read More
Emergency law to end early release for UK terrorists
The government will introduce emergency legislation to end the automatic early release of terrorists following Sunday’s knife attack in south London. → Read More
Brexit: EU warns it will fight hard for its interests in trade talks
The EU has warned it will fight hard for its interests in trade talks on the day the UK leaves the bloc, with the Commission President insisting the new relationship will never be as close as it was. → Read More
Brexit: Farewell, not goodbye
As the UK entered the European Economic Community at midnight on 1 January, 1973 its first European Commissioner – Winston Churchill’s son-in-law, Christopher Soames – described the country as embarking on “a great adventure”. → Read More
Boris Johnson blasts SNP's Scottish visa plan as 'deranged' at PMQs
Boris Johnson has branded the SNP's plans for a separate Scottish visa system "absolutely fanciful and deranged". → Read More
Scottish fishermen warn UK Government: 'We are not a Brexit bargaining chip'
The Scottish fishing industry has warned the government not to “surrender to pressure” from the EU to trade access to British waters for a deal on financial services. → Read More
'High risk vendor' Huawei given limited access to UK 5G network
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei will be given limited access to the UK’s 5G network after Boris Johnson designated the company a “high risk vendor”. → Read More
SNP minister Michael Russell: Heckling at Westminster is anti-Scottish 'racism'
A senior Scottish Government minister has called on Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle to “stamp out” barracking of SNP MPs at Westminster, calling it a “a form of discrimination”. → Read More