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MP Amy Callaghan, 28, undergoes life-saving emergency surgery after collapsing with a brain haemorrhage Amy Callaghan, 28, the MP for East Dunbartonshire was found collapsed at home She was rushed to hospital with brain haemorrhage for emergency neurosurgery Her sudden collapse is ‘related to a previously manageable medical condition’ She was elected to the House … Read more
Boris Johnson hints contact tracing figures might FINALLY be released tomorrow – but Health Secretary Matt Hancock admits the NHS tracking app is STILL not ready Scheme rolled out at the start of June along with a 25,000-strong army of staff But ministers have so far refused to release data on how well it is … Read more
PMQs is back. No, I don’t mean back as in back after the recess. I mean back, back. As in back to its punchy old self. The session was rowdy, even if there were only 50-odd members in the chamber. With the TV screens gone and the noisy SNP lot back in situ, there was … Read more
Scottish government is encouraging taxpayer-funded bodies in Scotland to take advantage of a ‘loophole’ in Treasury rules to furlough public sector workers Hundreds working for arts organisations taken out of work on programme SNP administration encouraged ‘cultural organisations’ to bid for cash In rules for those whose ‘public funding only forms part of their income … Read more
Scottish government is encouraging taxpayer-funded bodies in Scotland to take advantage of a ‘loophole’ in Treasury rules to furlough public sector workers Hundreds working for arts organisations taken out of work on programme SNP administration encouraged ‘cultural organisations’ to bid for cash In rules for those whose ‘public funding only forms part of their income … Read more
Parliament will reopen digitally in little over a week’s time to allow ministers to face scrutiny over their much-criticised handling of the coronavirus pandemic, it was confirmed today. The House of Commons will sit on April 21, the scheduled end of its Easter recess, despite the UK continuing to be under a stringent lockdown. Ministers, … Read more
Opposition parties unite to demand the recall of Parliament as new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer calls for right to probe ministers as coronavirus death toll nears 10,000 Sir Keir said that the House of Commons must be open for business after Easter The new Labour leader said even if it means MPs asking questions … Read more
Airbnb hosts are branded ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ after advertising properties as ‘Covid-19 retreats’ and ‘perfect for isolating’ during coronavirus lockdown Some hosts were advertising properties as ‘Covid-19 retreats’ on the website Some owners have also allowed some to make instant bookings without vetting The SNP’s Ian Blackford, warned that ‘irresponsible’ Airbnb hosts must stop By … Read more
SNP councillor’s scorned wife hacks his Facebook account to brand him a ‘cheat’ and ‘adulterer’ after ‘he left her for a colleague’ Glasgow Cardonald councillor Alex Wilson allegedly cheated on wife Pamela She said on Facebook he had left her to be with colleague Mandy Morgan Underneath a picture of him Pamela wrote that she … Read more
Home Secretary Priti Patel facing a barrage of racist and sexist abuse on social media after allegations she bullied her staff emerged last week Online trolls have made abusive comments about the Home Secretary Priti Patel Some wrote racist abuse about Patel after her most senior civil servant resigned Sir Philip Rutnam resigned and accused … Read more