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New strategy planned

Holyrood may get more powers to ‘halt indy surge’

All Under One Banner Scottish independence
A new strategy is planned to halt support for a split (pic: Terry Murden) Boris Johnson is considering new powers for Scotland as part of a plan to counter risingRead More

PM dimisses olive branch

Johnson rejects Barnier offer to resume Brexit talks

Michel Barnier
Michel Barnier: offered talks on all subjects Boris Johnson has dismissed an offer from the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier to hold further talks. Mr Barnier is understood toRead More

Former PM calls for action

Brown urges Tory and SNP unity to help young Scots

Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown: ‘this goes way beyond party politics’ (pic: Terry Murden) Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has today urged the Scottish and UK governments to set aside their differences toRead More

Campaign launched

Businesses told to prepare for No-Deal Brexit

Michael Gove
Michael Gove: ‘new challenges and opportunities’ Business leaders will be warned not to get caught out by new rules at the end of the transition period and to prepare forRead More

Clash ahead of report

SNP shifts blame for youth jobs crisis on to Westminster

Boris Johnson and Ian Blackford in Commons
Holyrood ministers are passing blame on to Westminster SNP ministers have attempted to load all the blame on the UK Tory government for an imminent jobs crisis facing the youngerRead More

Concern grows over no-deal

Business groups demand Brexit deal compromise

Karen Betts SWA
Signatory: SWA chief Karen Betts (pic: Terry Murden) Businesses across the economy are demanding the Prime Minister shows leadership and secures a Brexit deal. The CBI and 71 trade associationsRead More

EU discussions

UK poised for no-deal Brexit as No 10 says ‘talks over’

Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson: no point in further discussions Britain looks almost certain to crash out of the EU without a deal after Downing Street declared that talks over a post-Brexit tradeRead More

Sir Ian Wood attacks indy plan

Oil tycoon: SNP ‘adversarial and negative’

Sir Ian Wood on Question Time
Sir Ian Wood: ‘system isn’t working’ The SNP government is failing the people of Scotland by being adversarial and negative towards the Scottish and UK governments working together, according toRead More

Call to re-form AGER

Kilgour calls for ‘joined up’ action to tackle Covid

Robert Kilgour
Robert Kilgour: ‘we need new mechanisms’ (pic: Terry Murden) Anti-independence campaigner Scottish Business UK (SBUK) wants Benny Higgins’ economic advisory group to be reformed to allow for more business input intoRead More

New 'lockdown' measures

Northern Ireland goes into four-week circuit breaker

Arlene Foster: ‘grave concern’ Northern Ireland is to close its pubs for a month from Friday and its schools for 14 days from next week on the back of risingRead More