Politics
UK continues selling arms to Turkey amid attacks on Kurds but halts new licences
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Tuesday that defence exports to Turkey would continue to be reviewed.
Boris Johnson slammed for Garden Bridge failures
The London Assembly said it was an “appalling waste of public money” that was spent in order to fulfil Boris Johnson’s pet project
World War II paratrooper says Brexit is “breaking his heart” on his 100th birthday
“After all that struggle and all the sacrifice”, the UK is now in danger of losing our community as a United Kingdom, he said.
Independent Scotland could be an investment magnet, Nicola Sturgeon to say
Being in both the single market as well as being the “closest neighbour to our friends in the rest of the UK” will give Scotland the “best of both worlds”.
Boris Johnson will not resign if Queen’s Speech is defeated by MPs, says No 10
Downing Street ruled out a defeat on the Queen’s Speech being a matter of confidence, which could pave the way for an early general election.
PM accused of ‘voter suppression move’ with photo ID plan
Voters will have to show photographic ID when they vote in future, under proposals revealed in the Queen’s Speech.
PM branded a ‘muckle glaikit numpty’ as SNP conference debates Scots language
Activist Jack Capener described Boris Johnson in Scots.
Queen’s Speech dubbed “farcical” by Abbot as Johnson unveils “uncosted wish list”
Boris Johnson will set out plans to crackdown on violent and foreign criminals today in a bid to “restore confidence” in the justice system.
Government accused of suppressing votes as plans to introduce compulsory photo ID are leaked
26 ballots out of 51,400,000 cast in 2015 faced allegations of in-person voter fraud. By contrast, around 5.6 million UK adults have no passport or driver’s licence.