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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak ducked awkward questions on whether he was “ashamed” of Suella Braverman’s rhetoric on immigration after she warned a “hurricane” on migrants was on the way. The PM suggested multiculturalism was working in […] More
Sir Keir Starmer labelled this week’s Conservative Party conference “a circus” as he hailed Labour’s by-election win in Rutherglen and Hamilton West.The Labour leader travelled to Scotland on Friday 6 October to celebrate with Michael Shanks, describing the win as a “seismic result” for his party.Sir Keir also took aim at Rishi Sunak and the Tories as he addressed a crowd.“Whilst we’ve been busy here, you’ll have seen the Tories have been in Manchester. What a circus,” he said.“Rishi Sunak pretending that he’s going to do things differently? The nodding dog who passed all those decisions that he now says are a complete failure.” More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Watch as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks in Rutherglen after a by-election victory. The party’s overwhelming win could put them on course for Downing Street if it is replicated across Scotland, polling […] More
Humza Yousaf has been forced to apologise after he clashed with the leader of the Scottish Conservative Party over the Scottish Government’s record on policing and crime.The SNP leader hit back at rival Douglas Ross after he was questioned on a fall in officer numbers and plans by Police Scotland to cut some of its stations.“His post-truth, his lies about the police service, it simply will not wash here in Scotland,” Mr Yousaf said.Alison Johnstone, Holyrood’s presiding officer, then stepped in and suggested it was “wholly inappropriate” for him to accuse Mr Ross of lying.She then asked Mr Yousaf three times for an apology, with the first minister initially saying he would instead describe Mr Ross’s comments as a “deliberate inaccuracy” and “post-truths”.The clash between Mr Yousaf and Mr Ross came days after Rishi Sunak joked that Nicola Sturgeon could face prison. More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak has joined forced with Italy’s far-right prime minister Giorgia Meloni to demand EU leaders show the “same sense of urgency” in trying to crack down illegal migration. The pair are believed […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Keir Starmer’s hopes of winning the keys to No 10 at next year’s general election were given a huge boost after winning a “seismic” victory in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election. Polling […] More
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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Keir Starmer’s hopes of winning the keys to Downing Street next year have been boosted after winning the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election. Labour has been confident it would take the Scottish seat […] More
