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MPs seek Parliament recall as PM and Chancellor fined over lockdown breaches

Cross-party MPs want Parliament to be recalled after the announcement that both Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak are due to be issued with fixed penalty notices over breaches of Covid-19 regulations. Labour, the Liberal ...

12 Apr 2022 at 19:25

Scotland

Holyrood falls silent to mark two years since first Covid lockdown

A minute’s silence has been observed at Holyrood two years on from the first Covid lockdown, to “reflect and remember” those who have died during the pandemic. Scottish Parliament Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone was joined by leaders from ...

23 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

‘Multi-bed units’ for those with learning disabilities must end – minister

A minister has said the practice of housing people with learning disabilities and complex needs in “multi-bed units” – as opposed to homes – must end. Mental wellbeing minister Kevin Stewart called for the culture around care for those with ...

22 Mar 2022 at 17:25

Parliamentary tributes paid to ‘true gentleman’ Tory staffer

Tributes have been paid in the Holyrood chamber to a former Conservative staff member described as a “true gentleman”. David Hill, 30, died on Saturday while playing rugby for a cross-party team from the Scottish Parliament in Dublin ...

22 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Tory MP faces being thrown out of Parliament if found to have viewed porn

Senior ministers hit out at Westminster’s “shameful” culture in which some men act like “animals” as a Tory MP faces the prospect of being thrown out of Parliament for watching pornography in the Commons chamber. The allegations ...

28 Apr 2022 at 16:55

Tory MP could face independent probe after ‘watching pornography in Commons’

A Tory MP who allegedly watched pornography in the Commons chamber should face an independent investigation, the party’s chief whip has said. Chris Heaton-Harris called for the case to be referred to Parliament’s Independent ...

28 Apr 2022 at 11:25

Female Cabinet minister says she was ‘pinned up against a wall’ by male MP

A female Cabinet minister has said she was once “pinned up against a wall” by a male MP as she told colleagues to “keep your hands in your pockets” amid renewed accusations of misogyny and sexual misconduct in Parliament. ...

29 Apr 2022 at 10:25

Government misses deadline to publish Lord Evgeny Lebedev security advice

Ministers have missed the deadline to publish security advice linked to the peerage of Russian-born businessman Evgeny Lebedev. Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner said the “whole thing reeks of a cover-up” by Boris ...

28 Apr 2022 at 18:55

Ukrainians call on Scottish politicians to do more as war protests continue

Demonstrators protesting over the Russian invasion gathered near the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh to urge politicians to do more to support Ukraine. Tears were shed as the crowds chanted “please help ...

26 Feb 2022 at 16:25

Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon announces end to mandatory vaccine passports in Scotland

Scotland’s mandatory coronavirus vaccine passport scheme is to be scrapped from Monday, Nicola Sturgeon has announced, with other legal restrictions expected to be ended in March. The Scottish First Minister ...

22 Feb 2022 at 16:55

Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon to announce new Covid strategic framework

Nicola Sturgeon will set out her new strategic framework for dealing with coronavirus on Tuesday. The First Minister will speak in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday afternoon as the Scottish Government’s ...

22 Feb 2022 at 03:55

Scotland

‘Unacceptable’ for devolved governments’ decisions to be impacted by Westminster

It would be “unacceptable” for public health decisions of the devolved administrations to be impacted by funding decisions taken by the UK Government, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Reports suggest the Prime ...

21 Feb 2022 at 13:25

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