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Labour accuses ministers of ‘rank hypocrisy’ over new immigration system amid fears it will block ‘low-skilled’ NHS and care workers who have played key role during coronavirus crisis from being able to come to the UK The Government’s flagship Immigration Bill due to be debated this afternoon It paves the way for introduction of Australia-style … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon declares she WILL ease lockdown restrictions in Scotland at different rate to the rest of the UK if she disagrees with Boris Johnson’s plan – and swears it is not ‘political’ – but refuses to set a date for rules to be relaxed Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon published lockdown exit plan last … Read more
Parliament will reopen digitally in little over a week’s time to allow ministers to face scrutiny over their much-criticised handling of the coronavirus pandemic, it was confirmed today. The House of Commons will sit on April 21, the scheduled end of its Easter recess, despite the UK continuing to be under a stringent lockdown. Ministers, … Read more
Opposition parties unite to demand the recall of Parliament as new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer calls for right to probe ministers as coronavirus death toll nears 10,000 Sir Keir said that the House of Commons must be open for business after Easter The new Labour leader said even if it means MPs asking questions … Read more
SNP councillor’s scorned wife hacks his Facebook account to brand him a ‘cheat’ and ‘adulterer’ after ‘he left her for a colleague’ Glasgow Cardonald councillor Alex Wilson allegedly cheated on wife Pamela She said on Facebook he had left her to be with colleague Mandy Morgan Underneath a picture of him Pamela wrote that she … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP government is forced to DROP plans to halt trial by jury in Scotland temporarily to help courts deal with the coronavirus outbreak after an outcry from lawyers Measure was in Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill that was unveiled on Tuesday It proposed jury-less trials to ‘ensure that criminal justice systems can continue’ But the move was … Read more
Alex Salmond impersonated a zombie before sexually assaulting an SNP worker, a jury has been told. The alleged incident is said to have happened one evening at Bute House in Edinburgh in September 2014 – the month of the Scottish independence referendum. Salmond faces 14 charges of alleged offences against 10 women, all of which … Read more
Home Secretary Priti Patel facing a barrage of racist and sexist abuse on social media after allegations she bullied her staff emerged last week Online trolls have made abusive comments about the Home Secretary Priti Patel Some wrote racist abuse about Patel after her most senior civil servant resigned Sir Philip Rutnam resigned and accused … Read more