Greens will not support Swinney no confidence votepublished at 18:09 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2021
A vote of no confidence in the deputy first minister is expected to fail when it is held on Wednesday evening.
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New works and pensions secretary Stephen Crabb rules out more welfare cuts
David Cameron defends his record in the Commons amid Conservative infighting over welfare and economic policy
Despite his sadness at Iain Duncan Smith's resignation, the PM says compassionate conservatism is not over
No 10 says David Cameron has "full confidence" in George Osborne as the chancellor misses Commons statements
Labour says the Budget has an "enormous hole" in it and should be withdrawn
Greens will not support Swinney no confidence votepublished at 18:09 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2021
PM Boris Johnson is awful, says first ministerpublished at 18:01 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021
Mark Drakeford is shown criticising Boris Johnson after a Cobra meeting featured in an S4C programme.
Read More'He really, really is awful' - Drakeford on PMpublished at 15:24 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021
Mark Drakeford was filmed making the comments about Boris Johnson after a Cobra meeting last year.
Read MoreActor Laurence Fox announces mayoral election bidpublished at 15:52 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2021
The actor says if elected he would end lockdown more than a month earlier than has been announced.
Read MoreHow did so many Tory-held towns get funding?published at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021
There has been controversy about the 45 towns sharing just over £1bn from the Towns Fund.
Read MoreHow does Westminster Budget affect Scots?published at 07:07 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021
What is the politics of direct spend in Scotland, and of Brand Rishi? Some questions answered.
Read MoreSNP MP returns to Commons after brain haemorrhagepublished at 19:43 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021
Amy Callaghan spent four months in hospital and had two life-saving surgeries after collapsing last June.
Read MoreSwinney agrees to publish Salmond row legal advicepublished at 19:27 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021
The deputy first minister was facing a vote of no confidence over the government's advice from Alex Salmond's civil case.
Read MoreNew Scottish Labour leader unveils frontbench teampublished at 18:09 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021
Anas Sarwar names leadership rival Monica Lennon among those in his "campaign cabinet".
Read MoreWest Midlands sees pandemic job losses reach 100kpublished at 15:54 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021
By one measure, unemployment benefit claims are higher in Birmingham than anywhere else in the UK.
Read MoreSuspended Labour nine 'still part of the party'published at 10:41 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021
New Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says he regards the nine Aberdeen councillors as colleagues.
Read MoreSplit up dual role of top law officer, says Sarwarpublished at 13:04 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2021
The duties of Scotland's Lord Advocate should be separated, according to Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.
Read MoreTop law officer role 'should be separated'published at 13:03 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2021
The new leader of Scottish labour calls for the dual role of Scotland's top law officer to be split up.
Read MoreBlackford has 'full confidence' in first ministerpublished at 14:35 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2021
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford throws his support behind the first minister over Alex Salmond's claims.
Read MoreAnas Sarwar wins Scottish Labour leadership racepublished at 14:07 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2021
The Glasgow MSP defeated rival candidate Monica Lennon in the contest to replace Richard Leonard.
Read MoreWho is the new Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar?published at 11:11 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2021
Anas Sarwar takes charge of Scottish Labour just 10 weeks before the next Scottish Parliament election.
Read More'I've got no doubt FM broke the ministerial code'published at 19:34 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2021
Alex Salmond says Nicola Sturgeon should not have to resign if she is found to have broken the code.
Read MoreDoor-to-door campaigning to be allowed from Marchpublished at 19:02 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2021
Activists are urged to show "social responsibility" during campaigning for England's local elections.
Read MoreGermany probes 'bribes for masks'published at 12:58 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2021
Image source, georg-nuesslein.deImage caption, Georg Nüsslein was first elected to parliament in 2002
A German conservative MP, Georg Nüsslein, is being investigated on suspicion of large-scale bribe-taking linked to the supply of Covid face masks. He has called the allegations “baseless”.
He is in the Bavarian CSU – a party allied to Chancellor Angela Merkel, but has now lost his parliamentary immunity. Investigators searched his Bundestag office and 12 properties in Germany and Liechtenstein linked to him.
Prosecutors suspect that he received large sums after lobbying the government on behalf of a supplier of medical masks. The money was not declared to the tax authorities, it is alleged.
MPs investigate ditching smart motorwayspublished at 02:22 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2021
A coroner says the roads - where hard shoulders become lanes at busy times - create a death "risk".
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