Category: Scotland

Starmer warned against approving oilfield after Labour unease over Heathrow

Exclusive: MPs and ministers say they plan to oppose the PM if he gives consent to the Rosebank developmentSenior Labour figures are warning of a serious fight if Keir Starmer tries to give the go-ahead to a giant new oilfield...

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‘We’d go absolutely nuts’: PM warned of Labour fight if he backs huge oilfield

Exclusive: MPs and ministers say they would oppose Starmer if he tries to approve Rosebank developmentSenior Labour figures are warning of a serious fight if Keir Starmer tries to give the go-ahead to a giant new oilfield off...

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Reeves’s growth plans ‘exactly what economy needs’ say UK business groups – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereReeves says the supply side of the economy has been held back.Politicians have lacked the courage to confront the factors holding back growth.They have accepted...

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Miliband tells MPs UK needs to ‘speed up, not slow down’ in net zero drive – UK politics live

Energy secretary insists there is ‘no contradiction between net zero and economic growth’ in hearing at Commons committeeThe hearing has stopped for a short break. Heather Hallett, the chair, tells Badenoch that her...

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Storm Éowyn hits UK and Ireland: 1,000 flights cancelled amid ‘danger to life’

One dead, rail and ferry services also badly hit and hundreds of thousands of people left without powerStorm Eowyn live – latest updatesMore than 1,000 flights were cancelled and a number of main roads closed as millions...

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Streeting does not want ‘corridor care’ in UK hospitals to be normalised – politics live

Health secretary says treating patients in corridors because no beds available in wards is ‘undignified’ – but eradicating practice will take timeThe Mauritian government said talks will continue on the Chagos...

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Starmer accuses Tories of being ‘economic vandals’ at PMQs as Badenoch challenges him to rule out tax rises – UK politics live

Prime minister says global economy experiencing volatility after Conservative leader attacks him over economyThe Mauritian government said talks will continue on the Chagos Islands deal, with attorney general Gavin Glover set to...

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