MSPs have voted to say Holyrood “does not consent” to UK Brexit legislation. The Withdrawal Agreement Bill – which will take the UK out of the EU – is currently passing through Westminster. The UK government wanted MSPs to give their formal consent to the bill, but all parties bar […]
Boris Johnson has told the new European Commission chief he will not extend the transition period beyond the end of the year in their first face-to-face talks. The prime minister sat down with Ursula von der Leyen who took over the role from Jean-Claude Juncker last year, after she made a speech […]
Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale will miss the Spanish Super Cup after Real Madrid announced that both players are out with fitness problems. The duo have not travelled to Saudi Arabia, where Madrid face Valencia in the semi-finals of a revised four-team tournament later. Barcelona and Atletico Madrid play tomorrow […]
The European Parliament has recognized the jailed ERC leader Oriol Junqueras; the former president of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont and former regional councilor Toni Comín as MEPs. The Parliament says it came to its decision following on from last months judgement by the European Court of Justice. However that ruling is […]
Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was voted back in to power by Parliament at the second round of an investiture debate yesterday. As expected, the leader of the Socialist Party (PSOE) won a simple majority of just two more “yes” than “no” votes. In the end, 167 MPs voted in […]
Scotland’s only remaining Labour MP is to run for the position of deputy leader of the party. Ian Murray, the MP for Edinburgh South, said the architects of the party’s ”catastrophic failure” in 2019 could not be allowed to lead the response. The long-time critic of Jeremy Corbyn said he […]
Labour leadership contender Rebecca Long-Bailey has declared she is “nobody’s continuity candidate” as she launches her bid for the party’s top job. The shadow business secretary is one of six MPs vying to replace Jeremy Corbyn, who is standing down in the wake of the party’s December general election defeat. Ms […]
The chancellor says his delayed budget will be on 11 March and “spread opportunity to those left behind”. Speaking on a visit to Manchester, Sajid Javid signalled the government would press ahead with its election manifesto pledge to loosen the purse strings following a decade of austerity. The spending spree, […]
MPs have concluded the first of three days scrutinising legislation that will implement the UK’s Brexit deal. The government, which has a commanding Commons majority, easily defeated three opposition amendments to the Withdrawal Agreement Bill on citizens’ rights. Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay said the bill would deliver on the “overwhelming […]
