Ministers ‘hope bid to host the 2030 World Cup can help save the union’ as Nicola Sturgeon pushes for Scottish independence Boris Johnson is pushing a joint British and Irish bid to host the 2030 World Cup The prospect has been boosted by Euros and response to Super League plan Government sources suggested World Cup … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon has axed her blundering deputy John Swinney from his education brief in a reshuffle that prepares the ground for a new independence push – by putting him in charge of Scotland’s recovery from Covid. Mr Swinney, who presided over disasters including last year’s exams chaos and faced two votes of no confidence, has been … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon hands Scottish NHS staff 4% salary rise with ‘immediate’ effect – on top of health workers’ £500 bonus for working during pandemic Pay rise to benefit around 154,000 employees covered by ‘Agenda for Change’ If NHS England maintain current position, Scottish staff will be much better off Nicola Sturgeon offering pay rise as … Read more
‘I believe Scotland should be in charge of its own destiny’: Line of Duty star Martin Compston praises ‘competent’ Nicola Sturgeon after urging his fellow Scots to back the SNP in the election Martin Compston urged Scots to back Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP in May elections Line of Duty star hit back at critics who pointed out … Read more
Following the failure of Nicola Sturgeon’s pro-independence SNP to win an overall majority in last week’s elections to the Scottish parliament, the 314-year-old Union between England and Scotland lives to fight another day. Of course, it is by no means certain that the British Government would have bowed to Sturgeon’s demands for a second independence … Read more
Following the failure of Nicola Sturgeon’s pro-independence SNP to win an overall majority in last week’s elections to the Scottish parliament, the 314-year-old Union between England and Scotland lives to fight another day. Of course, it is by no means certain that the British Government would have bowed to Sturgeon’s demands for a second independence … Read more
Michael Gove today told Nicola Sturgeon to focus on fixing the NHS after she renewed her independence drive despite the SNP falling short of a majority in crunch elections. The Cabinet Office minister said Ms Sturgeon should think again about her ‘priorities’ in the wake of the Holyrood results, where her party saw a boost … Read more
Michael Gove today told Nicola Sturgeon to focus on fixing the NHS after she renewed her independence drive despite the SNP falling short of a majority in crunch elections. The Cabinet Office minister said Ms Sturgeon should think again about her ‘priorities’ in the wake of the Holyrood results, where her party saw a boost … Read more
Wealthy Tories with the Queen as a neighbour save the Union… for now: Victory in Aberdeen West where the Royals holiday at Balmoral stops SNP majority Aberdeenshire West is the constituency that takes in the Queen’s Highland home Win would have given Sturgeon firm moral mandate to hold repeat of the indyref But the SNP … Read more
Boris Johnson last night threw down the gauntlet to Nicola Sturgeon over Scottish independence by urging her to join a UK-wide council of war to rebuild the nation after Covid. After knife-edge election results left the SNP one seat short of an overall majority in the Scottish Parliament, the Prime Minister called on Ms Sturgeon to … Read more