1 hour ago Outrage over Tory claim Suella Braverman had mental health issues

Statement, since withdrawn, followed ex-minister becoming third Conservative MP to join Reform in just over a weekThe Conservatives are facing a backlash after claiming that Suella Braverman defected to Reform UK after “mental health” issues, as the former home secretary finally joined Nigel Farage’s party after months of denials.Braverman, who was sacked from the cabinet by both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, became the third sitting Conservative MP to defect in little over a week. She immediately went on the attack against her former party. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Tories criticised over claim Braverman defected to Reform after ‘mental health’ issues

Statement, since withdrawn, followed ex-minister becoming third Conservative MP to join Farage’s party in just over a weekThe Conservatives are facing a backlash after claiming that Suella Braverman defected to Reform UK after “mental health” issues, as the former home secretary finally joined Nigel Farage’s party after months of denials.Braverman, who was sacked from the cabinet by both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, became the third sitting Conservative MP to defect in little over a week. She immediately went on the attack against her former party. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago US Treasury Department ends contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton after Trump tax leak

The U.S. Treasury Department has cut contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton after a former contractor leaked tax information about wealthy individuals, including Donald Trump

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7 h. ago Reform vows huge income tax cut for Scots costing billions as Offord insists party can remove SNP

Malcolm Offord has suggested some Reform UK candidates standing in the Holyrood election are supporters of independence.

Economics

8 h. ago Reform UK accused of 'Liz Truss levels of nonsense' after announcing £2bn tax cut plan for Scots

Malcolm Offord, Reform's new leader in Scotland, said his party could axe spending on "dubious" government agencies to pay for tax cuts.

Economics

9 h. ago Offord announces £2bn in tax cuts if Reform win Holyrood election

The Reform leader was speaking at an event in Renfrewshire.

Economics

39 h. ago Stars of One Day musical plan tour of Edinburgh to visit sites from David Nicholls book

The stage musical will open in Edinburgh later this month

Culture

52 h. ago Dozens of councils to hike tax bills while cutting bin collection and road repairs from April – will you be affected?

MILLIONS of households could see their council tax bills rise while key services are cut from April. The County Councils Network (CCN) estimates that county and large rural councils will be hit with an £11billion funding gap by 2028/2029. As a result, it warned that many councils are likely to cut back on bin collections,...

Economics

56 h. ago Sadiq Khan accuses Reform and Tories of hating what London represents

The Mayor of London accused Reform UK and the Conservatives of opposing London for being diverse, progressive and thriving, as well as for having a Muslim Mayor

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60 h. ago Reform UK’s private health insurance plan would cost £1.7bn, Streeting to say

Health secretary will describe plan to offer tax relief on private healthcare as ‘tax cut for the wealthiest’Reform UK’s policy of tax relief on private health insurance could cost the country £1.7bn, the health secretary, Wes Streeting, is expected to say on Saturday.Streeting will make the claim at a conference organised by the Fabian Society, a socialist thinktank aligned to the Labour party, and will describe the Reform proposal as a “tax cut for the wealthiest”. Continue reading...

Economics

61 h. ago Millionaire neighbours vent anger over Liz Truss’s £500k private members club in MI5’s former Mayfair offices

The ex-Prime Minister has teamed up with financier Robert Tchenguiz to launch the ultra-exclusive club, described as ‘a strategic nexus for a global network of pro-growth leaders’

Economics

62 h. ago Red meat, no lettuce: Nigel Farage and Liz Truss attend private lunch after week of Tory defections

Meal at Mayfair club took place on day Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick criticised former PM’s mini-budgetIf it was on the menu, a side helping of lettuce never made it to the table. Over blood-red steak and chips, Nigel Farage and Liz Truss came together on Monday for a discreet lunch at a swish Mayfair club, organised by a climate-denying US thinktank.Lois Perry, a former leader of the far-right Ukip party who is now Europe director of the Heartland Institute, posted photographs, now deleted, on X of Farage addressing others, including Truss, at the meal. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Scots PR expert reveals Beckhams' '£100k a month plan to save image' after Brooklyn's explosive rant

The Beckhams may have remained silent since Brooklyn's bombshell statement against them but a PR expert says that a war will be raging behind closed doors

Economics

3 d. ago CalMac revives ferry cuts plan which islanders claim will damage Cumbrae's 'fragile' economy

Sailings would be cut by 25 per cent to improve passenger safety during turnarounds

Events

4 d. ago West Lothian charity hosts Scottish Government as it publishes Suicide Prevention Plan

Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing Tom Arthur visited S.M.I.L.E. Counselling, a Livingston-based charity for children, young people, and their families.

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4 d. ago What is the UK Government's Warm Homes Plan and will it bring down my bills?

The UK Government has called the programme “the biggest homes upgrade plan in British history” and said it will lower people’s energy bills.

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5 d. ago Nigel Farage broke MPs’ code 17 times including over £91,200 payment from a London

Rival political parties accused the Reform UK leader of ‘lining his pockets’ instead of serving his constituents

Economics

5 d. ago Zack Polanski: Tax wealth and cut inequality to make London a better city

EXCLUSIVE: Green Party leader hits out at Labour ‘attacks’ on him as parties gear up for the May local elections

Economics

6 d. ago MSP says Scottish Budget is big step forward for health services in East Calder

Angela Constance MSP has welcomed new commitments in the Scottish Government Budget, alongside the publication of the Infrastructure Investment Plan, which together mark a significant step forward for future health services in East Calder.

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7 d. ago Swinney: Holyrood’s days are numbered if Farage becomes prime minister

The First Minister accused the Reform UK leader of holding Holyrood in contempt.

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