Scotland will be left worse off if the UK government’s draft Brexit agreement is passed by Parliament, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said. She said the SNP’s 35 Westminster MPs would vote against Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal when it comes before The Commons on December 11. The withdrawal agreement and political declaration that accompanies […]
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Iconic locations such as the Great Barrier Reef and Taj Mahal could be joined on a list of World Heritage sites by the slate quarries of Gwynedd, Wales. The county’s slate-scarred landscape has been submitted for the prestigious award by the UK Government, which is allowed one entry per year. Heritage Minister Michael Ellis said […]
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Millions more vehicles will cross the Severn Bridge between England and Wales every year after tolls come to an end in December, a government study claims. The change will force the Welsh government to press on with plans to build a new M4 relief road to absorb the extra traffic, a Labour AM claims. Lee […]
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Executives from blue-chip companies will still attend a conference in Saudi Arabia next week despite a growing boycott over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Washington Post writer, a strong critic of the Saudi regime, was last seen entering the Saudi embassy in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 2. Turkish intelligence reports suggest he was […]
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Thousands of people have objected to plans for a huge housing estate at United States President Donald Trump’s golf complex near Aberdeen. The Trump Organisation wants to build 550 homes, golfing chalets and a sports centre next to the Trump International Golf Links north of the Scottish city. Planners have received more than 3000 objections […]
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Two senior Scottish Conservatives are said to have threatened to resign if any Brexit deal includes different arrangements for Northern Ireland. Tory leader in Scotland Ruth Davidson and Scottish Secretary David Mundell have written to Prime Minister Theresa May claiming any such arrangement would undermine the UK’s integrity. The BBC reports that both are prepared […]
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The Welsh Assembly has taken a step closer to giving the vote to 16 and 17-year-olds from 2022. They are also considering renaming the Assembly ‘The Welsh Parliament’ as part of a package of reforms due to be put before AMs for approval. If 40 of the 60 AMs say yes, Wales will follow Scotland […]
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The Scottish National Party’s MPs in Westminster will back any vote in Parliament to hold a second Brexit referendum. Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made the pledge on a ‘People’s Vote’ on any final Brexit deal as cross-party support grows for it nationwide. She also reiterated that her MPs would vote against the final Brexit […]
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Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has drawn widespread criticism from across the political divide for accusing the EU of ‘acting like the Soviet Union’ over Brexit. Mr Hunt’s remarks, in a speech at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham this week, were described as ‘ignorant and insulting’ by EU leader and diplomats. With the Brexit negotiations […]
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Wales could move towards independence from the UK if it crashes out of the EU without a deal, the new leader of nationalist party Plaid Cymru has warned. Adam Price, who replaced Leanne Wood, told The Guardian last week that no deal would spell economic disaster for the Welsh. He described a hard Brexit as […]
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