49 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: With all these summits, Sir Keir is becoming Westminster's answer to Sherpa Tenzing

QUENTIN LETTS: Summits were once rare events at which the leaders of the USSR and USA frostily shook hands.

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50 h. ago With all these summits, Sir Keir is becoming Westminster's answer to Sherpa Tenzing

QUENTIN LETTS: Summits were once rare events at which the leaders of the USSR and USA frostily shook hands.

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57 h. ago ‘Labour’s pledge to scrap the gangs lies in tatters,’ Tories allege

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said crossings are up by 31% and SNP MP Pete Wishart told Tory MPs to ‘shut up’ in a heated exchange on migration.

Events

5 d. ago SNP MPs fail to attend Westminster debate on prevention of drug deaths

EXCLUSIVE: None of the party's nine MPs were present for the Westminster Hall debate - despite Scotland having the highest rate of drug deaths in Europe.

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6 d. ago QUENTIN LETTS from Westminster: At last, she speaks! So that's what gnomic Whitehall operative Sue Gray sounds like

QUENTIN LETTS: Lady Gray of Tottenham (Lab) is better known as Sue Gray, the gnomic Whitehall operative who torpedoed Boris Johnson with her report on his lockdown birthday cake.

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7 d. ago Labour MP blasted for skipping Scottish economy debate for golf meeting

EXCLUSIVE: Brian Leishman missed the Westminster Hall debate on October 15 because he was being elected chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Golf.

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8 d. ago QUENTIN LETTS from Westminster: One great oddity of the Assisted Dying Bill is that the MP with an undertaker's manner is pro

QUENTIN LETTS: Yesterday saw the Bill's last committee stages, that part of the legislative process when a small group of MPs chews over details of a proposed law.

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8 d. ago Terminally ill children will suffer because of national insurance rises, says MP

In the Commons, MPs rejected a bid to exempt hospices, care homes, GP practices, dentists and pharmacies from the tax hike.

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9 d. ago QUENTIN LETTS from Westminster: In a different life, Heidi could have dreamed of call

QUENTIN LETTS: Despite jokes about the Chancellor being 'Rachel from customer complaints', the Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, is a stronger candidate for that role.

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9 d. ago The Vivienne’s sister shares heartbreaking update in first interview after tragic death

The Vivienne's family is advocating for the reclassification of ketamine, aiming to prevent further tragedies linked to the drug

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1 week ago Alzheimer's may be 'prevented' in those 'destined' to develop dementia with new drug

Findings could help give those at risk of the incurable condition "more years of healthy life".

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2 w. ago Experimental drug may PREVENT Alzheimer's in potential breakthrough

An experimental drug may prevent early-onset Alzheimer's in people genetically destined to get it, a groundbreaking study from researchers at Washington University in St Louis suggests.

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2 w. ago Scottish Labour MPs who signed letter backing welfare reforms urged to apologise

EXCLUSIVE: The SNP said the Scottish Labour MPs who signed it should apologise and distance themselves from the expected cuts.

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2 w. ago Michael Matheson and Stephen Flynn pass vetting decisions to stand in Scottish Parliament election

Decisions around the vetting process involving Stephen Flynn and other SNP MPs for the 2026 Holyrood election have been made

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3 w. ago Former SNP MP Mhairi Black says she could ‘maybe’ join another party in future

She also said she did not go public with her ADHD diagnosis because she feared some at Westminster would use it against her.

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