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Farmers will have to stump up hundreds of thousands of pounds, Tories claim

Farmers will have to stump up hundreds of thousands of pounds under Labour’s inheritance tax plans, the Conservative Party has claimed. Shadow business secretary Kevin Hollinrake warned Labour MPs who intend to have a pint in a local pub and a chat ...

31 Oct 2024 at 15:00

Labour will move beyond ‘teething problems’ over gifts, says minister

The Labour Government will move on from the “teething problems” of the row around gifts to senior MPs, a minister has said. Trade minister Douglas Alexander said the stories around free gifts for Labour figures were “not the headlines we would ...

23 Sept 2024 at 09:30

Labour must convince Scots the party is ‘good enough’ to win, says Alexander

Labour must use the coming months to convince Scots the party is “good enough” to be in power at Holyrood, Douglas Alexander said. The new Scottish Secretary and Holyrood election campaign co-chair said the majority of people north of the ...

28 Sept 2025 at 16:11

Trade minister visiting Japan and South Korea to boost economic ties

Trade minister Douglas Alexander will promote the UK as an economic partner during a visit to Japan and South Korea, starting on Thursday. In Japan, he will deliver a speech at the Pacific Future Forum, declaring that the UK is open for ...

28 Aug 2025 at 12:45

Cabinet reshuffle: All the new appointments in Sir Keir Starmer’s top team

Sir Keir Starmer has reshuffled his Cabinet team following the resignation of Angela Rayner over her tax affairs. Here is a list of the new appointments announced by Downing Street on Friday. – David Lammy, Deputy Prime Minister and ...

05 Sept 2025 at 19:59

Minister defends prospect of Government meeting Israeli president in UK

A minister has defended the prospect of UK Government figures meeting Israeli president Isaac Herzog on his visit to Britain next week amid criticism from within Labour ranks. Douglas Alexander said the UK must engage with Israeli ...

05 Sept 2025 at 10:02

Douglas Alexander ‘looking forward to being Scotland’s voice’

The new Scottish Secretary says he is “looking forward to being Scotland’s voice” in Westminster after his predecessor lost his position in Friday’s reshuffle. The changes, which followed Angela Rayner’s departure from her role ...

07 Sept 2025 at 15:02

Labour veteran Alexander says return to Scotland Office a ‘real honour’

Douglas Alexander has described his reappointment as Scottish Secretary, almost 20 years on from his first time in the role, as a “real honour”. The Lothian East MP, who was trade minister before his move to the Scotland ...

05 Sept 2025 at 21:57

Minister urges explanation for ‘concerning’ decision to bar UK MP from Hong Kong

A UK trade minister has urged Hong Kong authorities to explain the “deeply concerning” decision to hold and turn away a Liberal Democrat MP, as she tried to visit her baby grandson. On a visit to China, Douglas ...

14 Apr 2025 at 20:37

Anti-China rhetoric over British Steel is absurd, says country’s embassy

China’s embassy in Britain has criticised the “arrogance, ignorance and twisted mindset” of UK politicians towards Chinese business, as it defended British Steel’s owner Jingye. “Anti-China” rhetoric by ...

16 Apr 2025 at 16:07

Speaker berates minister after he suggests delaying statement on UK-US deal

Sir Lindsay Hoyle has berated a minister saying “we don’t do business like this” after the Government suggested a statement on the UK-US trade deal should be delayed. The Speaker of the House of ...

08 May 2025 at 18:46

‘Negativity’ around Scottish and UK governmental relations, committee told

There has been a “negativity” surrounding the relationship between the Scottish and UK Governments in recent years, the Scottish Affairs Committee (SAC) has heard. On Monday, three former ...

19 Feb 2024 at 19:55

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