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02.05.2024
Party veteran says he wants to ‘unite SNP and unite Scotland for independence’ as his leadership announcement puts pressure on Kate Forbes
Results across 107 councils and in 10 mayoral votes will start coming in from the early hours of Friday
UK constrained by high interest rates, price rises and staff shortages but thinktank offers optimistic outlook for global economy
Swinney has won backing of several senior cabinet members and SNP’s Westminster leader, Stephen Flynn
Birthplace and parents’ names are being removed from passports and birth certificates as Mauritius stakes claim to the island
Dozens of demonstrators in Peckham surround coach before it can take people to barge in Dorset
01.05.2024
Refugee Council issues warning after children wrongly issued with notices of intent by Home office
Equalities minister claims female pupils didn’t want to use gender-neutral toilets, and calls for people to report institutions
Timeline for scheme comes after government accused of trying to ‘wriggle out’ of move to speed up payouts to victims
Questions emerging about whether the figures behind the city council’s bankruptcy stack up
Susan Hall became member a day after an exposé about its contents – much of which is directed at Sadiq Khan
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer will face each other for the final time before the local elections
30.04.2024
Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza says her banning shows Rwandan government does not adhere to international law
Former chancellor Nigel Lawson, who PM cites as inspiration, warned merging NICs with income tax would ‘create many losers’
Polling puts Ben Houchen on course to win in Tees Valley with Andy Street just ahead of Labour’s Richard Parker in West Midlands
Minister says ‘officers are used to this’, as figures suggest Home Office is in contact with only 38% of people it wants to remove
Met says incident does not appear to be terror-related and is investigating whether attack suspect had ‘history of mental ill-health’
Genetics alone can mean a 21% greater risk of early death, research finds, but people can improve their chances
Exclusive: Existing policies seem designed to push people into destitution but fail as a deterrent, cross-party report says
29.04.2024
Scotland’s first minister set to resign after failing to muster enough votes to survive a no confidence vote this week
Ernest Moret was held en route to a book fair amid fears police are using counter-terrorism powers to target activists
Rescuers on Italian island say European governments must open more safe routes to claim refuge
Decision to step down could come within hours as SNP leader faces no-confidence vote at Holyrood
Mel Stride says therapy or respite could be offered instead of Pip payments to those with ‘milder’ mental health issues
28.04.2024
Rumours of an early election, despite Labour’s lead in opinion polls, being used to keep unruly Conservative MPs in check
Campaigners say cash-strapped local authorities are placing young people in budget accommodation, making them targets for grooming by criminal gangs
Taoiseach wants to reduce arrivals through Northern Ireland amid concern that Sunak’s Rwanda plan is driving people to Ireland
UK PM points to Irish deputy PM’s claim that threat of being deported led people to cross border from Northern Ireland
Investigation finds groups hosting Islamophobic attacks on London mayor Sadiq Khan, white supremacist slogans and antisemitic conspiracy theories
As first minister Humza Yousaf fights to stay in power, sources believe fallout from defunct coalition could help Labour win seats at general election
The former Tory health minister has defected to Labour over the crisis in the NHS and has rightly called for an early election
27.04.2024
Defence secretary says MPs must give the PM ‘space’ as Tory figures appear to be vying for leadership
Monarch to resume public-facing engagements after palace says doctors ‘very encouraged’ by his progress
Stephen Timms says DWP letting unpaid carers incur ‘enormous accidental overpayments’
SNP leader says he will take party into general election, as Scottish Labour submits motion against his government
London mayor says residents need a law protecting them from unfair and unexplained increases in levies by landlords
Labour mayor’s lead over Tory rival has narrowed in week before mayoral election in the capital
26.04.2024
Chris Philp gets confused over neighbouring countries when discussing government’s Rwanda deportation policy
Wang Yi tells Antony Blinken ‘disruptions’ could arise amid threat of sanctions over China’s support for Russia’s defence industry
Scottish Labour’s no confidence motion could require first minister and all other ministers to resign if it passes