Former prime minister Sir John Major said delaying a second vote on Scottish independence may be “unwise”. The Tory ex-leader said while Boris Johnson “probably” has the legal right to block a fresh independence ballot, he should be “wary how he uses that
With May’s Welsh assembly elections looming, senior Cabinet ministers believe Labour’s Mark Drakeford, the current Welsh First Minister, could be bounced into calling a vote on the issue by Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price. And Mr Price has made it clear he
European leader Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel both face a reckoning with voters amid a growing backlash at how the EU has handled the continents Covid-19 vaccination programme. Polling in both France and Germany show the incumbents’ support fracturing amid the vaccine
This evening MPs will vote on whether to extend the emergency Covid powers given to the Government last spring for another six months. It will also introduce new laws including making it illegal for anyone in England to travel abroad or face
Boris Johnson is bracing for a Tory rebellion from backbencher Steve Baker who confirmed he is planning to vote against the Government’s “draconian” Covid powers extension. Speaking to LBC’s Nick Ferrari, Mr Baker said himself and 62 other Tories will vote not
The Chancellor’s decision to scrap plans for an extended Easter holiday in a bid to break a third wave of COVID-19 despite having agreed on the idea two days earlier during talks with governors of Germany’s 16 states have prompted suggestions that
The German Chancellor admitted it was a “mistake” to announce new lockdown restrictions for a period of five days over the Easter break apologising to lockdown-weary Germans after the hastily-conceived plan triggered a backlash. The embarrassing U-Turn prompt opposition MP Christian Lindner
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen last week threatened the UK with an AstraZeneca vaccine export ban amid huge struggles with its own rollout programme throughout the bloc a simmering war of words with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. More than half of
Tammy Duckworth says she will no longer vote for any of Biden’s straight, white nominees until more Asian-Americans are picked to serve – and slams top Biden staffer for saying: ‘Well, you have Kamala’ Sen. Tammy Duckworth said she won’t be voting
An investigation by James Hamilton QC has ruled the First Minister did not breach the code after allegations she failed to record meetings with Mr Salmond and others in 2018. Ms Sturgeon referred herself for investigation after questions were raised about her