Henry Hill: Osborne and Sturgeon exchange fire over Trident
Also: Davies attacks Plaid for effectively guaranteeing Labour rule in Wales; NI Conservatives damn UUP for quitting government; and Scottish far left launch new party.
Also: Davies attacks Plaid for effectively guaranteeing Labour rule in Wales; NI Conservatives damn UUP for quitting government; and Scottish far left launch new party.
And how the Government has managed to control grade inflation across all of the United Kingdom.
Also: Kendall and Kinnock turn fire on Corbyn; Burnham confirms support for contesting Ulster elections; and former Tory MEP passes on.
Labour’s been in charge here since 1999. That’s 16 years of the same old faces and the same tired mantra.
Also: Hurricane Corbyn hits Glasgow, Cardiff and (West) Belfast; SNP councillor quits after racist abuse; and hard-line separatists set up new Scottish party.
Also: Anger in Ulster as unions back Corbyn; Police Scotland accused of spying on journalists; devolved governments join forces in BBC battle; and SNP members quit due to rematch delay.
While the Council Tax has been held down in England we have seen it pushed up in Wales.
Also: Scottish Labour fear far-left infiltration; Plaid debate fate of former leader; Welsh Labour criticise ‘toxic’ leadership race; and nationalists bid to rechristen Londonderry.
Also: New welfare reforms could collapse Northern Irish government; Salmond accused of ignoring the Scottish Parliament; and SNP fears infiltration by the far left.
If all goes to plan, could the North become less affordable than it is now?
Also: UKIP predict Welsh success; DUP deny Robinson retirement allegations; Burnham pledges to let Labour stand in Northern Ireland; and Plaid disciplines Wood critic.
Also: Police Scotland referred to UN over stop and search; more woe for Wood as she scrapes top of Plaid list; and Brit plot to transplant Hong Kong to NI revealed.
It is important that adequate time is given for scrutiny and opposition to avoid either bad law or the impression of a self-interested stitch-up .
Also: Northern Ireland welfare reform talks deadlock; Jones attacks reserved powers proposals as ‘pre-devolutionary’; and NI21 tragedy just won’t end.
Also: Welsh doctors bullied for reporting concerns; Police Scotland to sell a quarter of its properties; opposition may block council reform in Wales.