Ministers dig in on controversial plans to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2030 …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> MINISTERS are digging in on plans to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2030 and hybrids by 2035. After a week of car industry blows there were hopes the rush to Net Zero may slow. 1 Ministers … Read more
Scottish Tories braced for defections to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK on eve of party conference …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> THE Scottish Tories are braced for defections to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK on the eve of the latter’s Scotland conference, the Scottish Sun can reveal. Nerves are jangling in the Holyrood group – though it is … Read more
Assisted dying is one step closer to being legal as bill passes through 1st round of voting …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> MPs have backed plans to legalise assisted dying despite fears it could create a “state suicide service.” The proposed law cleared its first parliamentary hurdle after MPs voted 330 to 275, majority 55, to … Read more
Labour under pressure to reinstate all winter fuel payments after SNP’s vow to deliver them …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> LABOUR is under pressure to reinstate all winter fuel payments after the SNP said it will deliver them in Scotland. Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville today confirmed pensioners on Pension Credit will get £200 or … Read more
David Goodwillie rape case ‘stinks’ as First Minister apologises to victim for delay to private prosecution …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> JOHN Swinney has apologised to the victim of footballer rapists David Goodwillie and David Robertson – saying the government had taken “too long” to consider her request for a private prosecution. Denise Clair’s legal team … Read more
Drivers must get tax breaks to buy EVs if manufacturers are to hit net zero targets, warns Ford’s UK boss …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> DRIVERS must get tax breaks to buy electric cars if manufacturers are to hit their strict net zero targets, Ford’s UK boss has warned. Lisa Brankin said demand for electric vehicles … Read more
Labour in U-turn over eco rules on electric car sales after backlash from car makers …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> STRICT Government eco rules on electric car sales are set to be relaxed after a backlash from car makers. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds yesterday announced an emergency consultation over the next few weeks to try to … Read more
‘I wouldn’t trust govt to do my shopping’, fumes boss of retailer AO World who says tax raid will lead to more inflation …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> THE boss of AO World says Labour’s £25billion tax raid has broken business’s trust in the Government for good. Chancellor Rachel Reeves tried to rebuild confidence with the … Read more
Under-fire SNP minister Neil Gray under MORE pressure over trip to glitzy film premiere …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> UNDER-fire SNP minister Neil Gray was chauffeured to a star-studded film premiere – despite not having responsibility for culture, it has emerged. The Health Secretary took a ministerial car to Cameo Picturehouse in Edinburgh on August 15 … Read more
Keir’s benefits blitz will cost you MILLIONS and brutal Budget tax raid means there’s no ‘work’ to get back to, MPs slam …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> MINISTERS were accused last night accused of “kicking the can down the road” over failing to urgently act on the bulging benefits bill. Senior Tories hit out saying delaying … Read more