SCOTTISH Tory leader and footie linesman Douglas Ross has told how club managers joke with him that they vote for his party. He revealed Premiership gaffers claim to back him politically in a tongue-in-cheek way to get “a wee edge” in matches. 2 Douglas Ross in action as assistant refereeCredit: Kenny Ramsay 2 Mr Ross … Read more
EXTINCTION Rebellion has been slammed over a plot to flood Britain’s financial centre with clowns and fake yuppies. Thousands of eco-zealots will target insurance firms in the City of London next week. 2 Extinction Rebellion plan to flood Britain’s financial centre with clownsCredit: Alamy 2 The group are threatening action unless planned oil and gas … Read more
WESTMINSTER “descended into chaos” as MPs engaged in furious rows over the Commons’ speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s decision to upend convention. In an unprecedented move which saw the Speaker face calls to resign allowed Sir Keir Starmer to avoid a major rebellion over an SNP motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. 3 SNP … Read more
Tory MPs have criticised Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s leadership, telling reporters that they hope he will step down from his post to avoid damaging the reputation of the Conservative Party. According to an anonymous former minister, several Conservative MPs have said that they were looking towards the local elections, set to be held in May … Read more
CHANGE, change, change. Anybody got any change? Anas Sarwar was dishing it out like confetti yesterday, giving the word an ear-bending 61 mentions in his Scottish Labour conference speech. 3 Anas Sarwar MSP, Leader of the Scottish Labour Party addresses party annual conferenceCredit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImAGES) 3 Anas Sarwar and Labour leader Sir Keir … Read more
The Conservatives will lose the vote of rural strongholds in an upcoming general election, a new poll has predicted. According to the survey, since 2019, Conservative support in rural constituencies has fallen by 25 points. It shows just 34 per cent of the electorate in the 100 most rural constituencies in England said they would … Read more
HUMZA Yousaf’s special advisers tried to deflect criticism of Michael Matheson’s £11,000 iPad bill by blaming Brexit, we can reveal. Critics last night accused Nats of focusing on “downright bizarre” point-scoring over the eye-watering holiday data bill. 4 Michael Matheson has quit his role as Health Secretary 4 Bizarrely Matheson wasn’t in Europe at the … Read more
Labour has dropped several of its most radical reforms, in an attempt to ‘bombproof’ its election manifesto from Tory attacks. The opposition party, currently holding a substantial polling advantage, backed out of its £28bn a year commitment to green investment last week. It then emerged that despite Keir Starmer’s previous promises to completely abolish the … Read more
SNP ministers have been accused of risking “catastrophe” after revealing they will leave so-called crumbling concrete in 35 NHS buildings. Health Secretary Michael Matheson disclosed the decision in a letter to MSPs about the discovery of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete – or RAAC – in 37 properties. 2 Health Secretary Michael Matheson provided an update … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre defended Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her approach to transgender issues Tuesday, saying the Liberal government and the media have demonized her for policies that would give parents more say over their kids. Speaking to reporters at a press conference on car theft in Montreal, Poilievre said the Liberal government is … Read more
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