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Daily Business Live: Sanitiser; insolvency; Jack virus alert

6.05pm: Sanitiser fast-tracked Business Secretary Alok Sharma is cutting red tape to help get hand sanitiser to market more quickly. Companies including Brewdog, Diageo and Ineos have offered to createRead More

Commons exchange

Johnson: ‘We will do what we can to protect self-employed’

Boris Johnson: hardship Boris Johnson today told MPs that the government would do “whatever we can to support the self-employed” during the coronavirus crisis, but said he could not promiseRead More

MPs' business halted

Parliament to shut down for at least a month

Ian Blackford ahead of Commons walkout 13 June
The Commons will be suspended Westminster will go into recess tonight, a week earlier than normal and with no certainty about when MPs will return. Parliament was due to closeRead More

Jury's verdict

Alex Salmond cleared of all sex assault charges

Alex Salmond outside court
Alex Salmond: denied the charges Former First Minister Alex Salmond has been cleared of sexually assaulting nine women while he held the country’s top political job. A jury at theRead More

Leaving parliament

Campbell becomes seventh SNP MSP to quit Holyrood

Aileen Campbell
Aileen Campbell: ‘new challenges’ (pic: Terry Murden) Communities Secretary Aileen Campbell has become the latest high profile SNP MSP who will not context next year’s elections to the Scottish parliament.Read More

Letter to minister

Shapps told ‘scrap Irish tunnel and invest in local projects’

Michael Matheson
Michael Matheson: funds should be diverted (pic: Terry Murden) Scottish Transport Secretary Michael Matheson and his Northern Ireland counterpart Nichola Mallon have called on Westminster to abandon any thoughts ofRead More

Forbes under fire

25% rates rise shows SNP is anti-business, say Tories

Donald Cameron
Donald Cameron: business community feels neglected A rise of almost 25% in business rates shows the SNP government is anti-business, according to shadow Finance Secretary Donald Cameron. In a noteRead More

Minister to leave Holyrood

Russell to quit parliament, but continue indy crusade

Michael Russell
Michael Russell addressing the SNP Spring conference last year (pic: Terry Murden) Constitution and Europe Secretary Michael Russell is quitting the Scottish parliament. Mr Russell, 66, will not stand inRead More

Critics attack 'hostile' plan

Immigrants ‘need to speak English’ under points system

Wagamama, service, hospitality, restaurant
Restaurants are among those using immigrant labour (pic: Terry Murden) British companies will be discouraged from employing cheap labour from the EU under post-immigration plans unveiled by the government. TheRead More

Tory shadow cabinet

Ballantyne dropped as Carlaw unveils ‘team to take on SNP’

Tory team line-up (pic: Terry Murden) Scottish Conservative party leader Jackson Carlaw has excluded his leadership rival Michelle Ballantyne from his new shadow cabinet. Mr Carlaw, announcing his new teamRead More