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    Humza Yousaf confident Yes campaign would win comprehensively in second referendum

    Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf has insisted the Yes campaign would win “comprehensively” if a second referendum on independence was held tomorrow.Despite several polls putting support for independence at less than 50%, Yousaf made the claim as he published the latest paper from the Scottish Government to make the case for leaving the UK.“If there was a referedum I think we would win it and win it comprehensively,” the SNP leader said. “But that’s also part of the reason we’re publishing these papers, because they help to make the argument, give people the information they need to make that informed decision about independence.” More

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    Britain will rejoin EU in future, Tony Blair says

    Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Britain will rejoin the EU in the future, Tony Blair has predicted – as polls show support for rejoining climbing ever higher. The former prime […] More

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    Government’s windfall tax on energy firms is full of ‘Swiss cheese’ holes, Ed Miliband says

    The shadow net zero secretary, Ed Miliband compared the government’s windfall tax on energy companies to Swiss cheese, saying it is full of holes, after Shell and British Gas reported significant profits. “People will be scratching their heads and thinking ‘isn’t the government doing a windfall tax?’ Well the answer is they are, but it’s full of holes,” the former Labour leader told BBC Breakfast. “This is like the proverbial Swiss cheese, it’s full of holes, because there’s a massive loophole in this windfall tax,” Miliband added. More

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    CEO of royal banker Coutts resigns amid furor over closure of politician Nigel Farage’s account

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The chief executive of Coutts Bank, long known as the bankers for Britain’s royal family and nobility, has stepped down amid the furor surrounding populist politician Nigel Farage’s complaints that his account was […] More

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    Coutts boss quits over Nigel Farage banking row

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The boss of upmarket private bank Coutts has resigned over his role in the closure of Nigel Farage’s bank accounts. Peter Flavel acknowledged the handling of Mr Farage’s case “fell below Coutts’s high […] More