Political News Archive

ALEX Salmond is to face questions from a Holyrood super-committee on the Government's programme later this year.

CALLS have been made for the Coalition Government to examine new data that reveals the extent of CIA rendition flights through UK airports, including Glasgow and Prestwick.

The amount of tax relief available on pensions could change in an independent Scotland, the Scottish Government has admitted.

SCOTLAND'S External Affairs Minister Humza Yousaf sparked fresh anger yesterday over claims the UK Government wanted to pull out of the European Union.

George Osborne has been warned his austerity drive will hurt the economy and that he must be prepared to lose billions of pounds selling off Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).

THE Government has rejected cutting the number of Scottish local authorities, as the president of umbrella group Cosla condemned a call from senior police for councils to follow their example and forcibly merge.

Downing Street yesterday insisted it would not adopt a Plan B on the economy, ahead of a crunch report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

A key postal service will "definitely disappear" if the Royal Mail is privatised, union leaders warned yesterday as the prospect of a deal moved a step closer.

Labour leader Ed Miliband will today tell technology giant Google "to its face" that it should pay more tax.

A CANCER charity has hit out at the "enormous inequality" in the system for prescribing new medicines.

The Conservative Party's ruling body has rejected calls for an investigation into allegations one of David Cameron's closest allies called activists "mad, swivelled-eyed loons".

SENIOR police will this week challenge drinks companies over the marketing, strength and added caffeine in their products.

Former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell has reignited his feud with Danny Alexander over the decision to save an RAF base next to the Treasury Chief Secretary's constituency.

Danny Alexander has denied he is re-writing history over Europe.