Reform admits ‘errors’ as police assess if election spending rules were broken
It has been reported that four candidates for the Scottish Parliament did not submit returns on how much they spent on campaigns.
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Zack Polanski will not try to overturn Green’s ‘Zionism is racism’ policy
The politician slumped to his worst poll rating as Green leader amid the row over his party’s policy on Zionism.
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Health secretary vows to end ‘corridor care’ for children in hospitals
Ms Cooper also said child health needs to be ‘a much greater priority for the NHS’
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We’ll work with bus owners, Gilruth says, after they compare Swinney to dictators
A flagship promise to bring buses back under public control has prompted a fierce backlash from one of Scotland’s bus companies.
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Aspiring Reform MP who said ‘you cannot be Muslim and British’ suspended
Jason Powell also backed concentration camps as Reform councillors talk of executing grooming gang members An aspiring Reform UK MP who advocated the use of concentration camps and said “you cannot be Muslim and British…
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Health Secretary pledges action to end ‘corridor care’ for children in hospitals
The Health Secretary had earlier warned that the NHS faces a more challenging winter than normal.
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Polanski’s popularity plummets to record low in wake of Green by-election loss and ‘Zionism’ motion
Zack Polanski now has the lowest popularity of any national leader, with his overall rating falling to minus 36
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Zack Polanski slumps to worst poll rating as Green Party leader
Polanski’s overall rating falls to minus 36, the lowest rating of any national party leader, according to Ipsos survey
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‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty
For more than three decades, Michael Gove has been a leading figure in British Conservatism. As a journalist, government minister and now editor of the Tory bible the Spectator, he has helped shape the right even as it…
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Reform politician says smart glasses help him make speeches in Wales' parliament
Jason O'Connell sparked debate when he started wearing the glasses, which have an autocue feature.
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NHS faces 'more challenging' winter than normal, minister warns
The NHS faces a "more challenging" winter than normal after this summer's record-breaking heat, the health secretary has warned.
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Yvette Cooper warns NHS faces ‘more challenging’ winter than normal
The Health Secretary said the Government has been preparing early and investing in extra urgent care capacity.
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Zack Polanski’s poll approval ratings hit new low amid ‘Zionism is racism’ row
The Green Party leader’s support among young voters has nosedived, according to Ispos
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Yvette Cooper pledges £140m to boost urgent care as NHS faces ‘tough’ winter
Health secretary says government has been preparing early and will spend money on ambulances and A&E upgrades The NHS faces a more challenging winter than normal, the health secretary has warned, as she announced a £140…
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UK should scrap ‘stupid’ ban on petrol cars to close EU trade deal, says Renault boss
The UK government has pledged to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030
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No further action against government adviser's wife over Palestine Action post, police say
Sarah Helm, who is married to Jonathan Powell, was responding to a discussion about the author Sally Rooney.
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BBC licence fee to be extended with ‘YouTube tax’ to force more to pay
Exclusive: A government white paper set to be published before Christmas is expected to include plans to extend the licence fee to cover YouTube, Netflix, Amazon and Disney Plus
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Ex-culture secretary blasts ‘retrograde’ plan for ‘YouTube tax’ to fund BBC
Baroness Nicky Morgan said that many BBC programmes should be available for subscription instead of a levy
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Emotional John Swinney says he'll deliver Scottish independence for teenage son
The SNP leader has closed his party’s annual conference in Aberdeen on a personal note
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No action to be taken against wife of PM’s aide over Palestine Action post
Tweet by Sarah Helm, wife of national security adviser Jonathan Powell, ‘does not meet criminal threshold’ No further action will be taken against Sarah Helm, the wife of the prime minister’s national security adviser,…
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Reform activist caught on camera saying Muslims can't be british and asylum seekers should be put in 'concentration camps'
The comments were captured by an undercover ITV reporter as part of an investigation into Reform UK
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Reform candidate filmed saying asylum seekers should be put in ‘concentration camps’
Would-be MP recorded telling undercover reporter in ITV investigation that Muslims could not be British A would-be Reform UK MP told an undercover reporter that Muslims could not be British and asylum seekers should be…
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Reform activist caught on camera saying asylum seekers should be put in 'concentration camps'
He also said that being Muslim and British is ‘like oil and water’
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John Swinney tells SNP conference of drive to deliver independence for his son
The Scottish First Minister and SNP leader closed his party’s annual conference in Aberdeen.
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