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Compensation payments to NI blood scandal victims should be made ‘at pace’

Stormont Health Minister Robin Swann has welcomed the Government’s decision to pay £100,000 to survivors of the contaminated blood scandal.

The Independent UK

Sturgeon should focus on domestic record, not ‘agitating’ for IndyRef2 – Truss

The Tory candidates appeared at a hustings event in Perth on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Scotland deserves better than ‘populist soundbites’ at Tory hustings says SNP MP

THE deputy leader of the SNP at Westminster has said Scotland ‘deserves far better’ than the populist soundbites offered by the Tory…

The National (Scotland)

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Sunak and Truss rule out freezing energy prices at leadership hustings

Rival candidates questioned in Perth after frontrunner Truss makes belligerent remarks about Sturgeon

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer takes swipe at Tories as he brands them 'biggest driver of division' in Scotland

The Labour leader said the unpopularity of the Westminster government was a factor driving support for independence as the SNP…

Daily Record

Truss urged to back North East's net zero transition

New survey claims to confirm public backing for North Sea energy companies

Insider UK

Plans to give Westminster power to 'grill' Scottish Government branded 'sinister'

FORCING Scotland’s top civil servant to be “grilled” annually by Westminster would be “sinister” the SNP have said.

The National (Scotland)

Sunak plan to grill Scottish civil servants is akin to show trials, say SNP

Tory leadership contenders Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss will take part in a hustings in Perth on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

'F*****g ridiculous' Martina Navratilova rages after man appointed Scotland's first period poverty tsar

On Monday Scotland became the first country in the world to protect the right to free period products in law.

Daily Record

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Australia's former prime minister Scott Morrison defends secretly taking extra powers

The former prime minister defended his actions, saying they were a safeguard during the coronavirus pandemic and that he would…

WEKU

Win-win for independence no matter who is Tory leader, poll finds

BOTH Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss would boost support for Scottish independence as Tory leader, a poll has found.

The National (Scotland)

‘Ordinary’ or ‘outrageous’: a handy guide to who is saying what about Morrison’s ministerial self-appointments

‘It is unbecoming. It was cynical and it was just weird,’ Anthony Albanese said of Morrison’s various cabinet appointments as…

Crikey

Tory leadership candidates vow to clip Nicola Sturgeon’s wings if they reach No 10

Both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak promise to beef up scrutiny of SNP government, ahead of hustings in Scotland

The Independent UK

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Paul Bongiorno: Scott Morrison’s ‘frightening’ secret ministry trashed democratic conventions

Scott Morrison having himself secretly appointed as health, finance and resources minister is more than weird and bizarre – it is…

The New Daily

Liz Truss proves devolution was doomed from the start – The REAL Scottish Politics

Let's all just give up on this Scottish independence malarky and watch hagiographic royal family documentaries on the BBC

The National (Scotland)

Plaid's Westminster leader apologises for handling of Jonathan Edwards' return to Parliament

Liz Saville Roberts said the party had not spoken to the victim in two years

Wales Online

Lanarkshire MP branded Westminster's 'junket queen' over £44k worth of freebies

She has has tens of thousands of pounds worth of hospitality from taxhavens, dictatorships, a gambling firm, bankers and others

Daily Record

Morrison’s sharp answer to criticism he ‘trashed’ democracy

Scott Morrison has given a curt response to criticism that he "trashed" the democratic process by being secretly sworn into…

The New Daily

PM seeks legal advice on Morrison ministry

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Scott Morrison’s secret swearing in to three ministerial portfolios was extraordinary and unprecedented.

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Prime Minister to investigate claims of Scott Morrison's secret ministry grab during COVID-19

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will investigate claims the former prime minister, Scott Morrison, swore himself into several ministries during the…

ABC News

'Empty sloganeering': Just one per cent of Levelling Up staff are in Scotland

THE UK Government has been accused of "empty sloganeering" after an investigation revealed just one per cent of staff hired by…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish hospitality sector on the brink of collapse amid a ‘perfect storm’

THE Scottish hospitality sector is “on the edge of large-scale business failure” with only one third making a profit this…

The National (Scotland)

MP who assaulted wife should stand down ‘immediately’, says Plaid leader

Jonathan Edwards’ estranged wife ‘appalled’ when party whip was restored earlier this week

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson and allies plotting return to No10 before next election if next PM 'implodes'

A Westminster insider claims the lame-duck PM Tory leader is determined to make a comeback - and he and his…

Daily Mirror

MP will not re-join Plaid Cymru group after assault on wife

Johnathan Edwards said he will not now return to the party’s Westminster group just two days after having the whip…

The Independent UK