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Profile: Michael Settle

Uk Political Editor

Not quite a Lobby veteran, but 16 years at the heart of power has taken its toll as my hair is turning white and politicians are beginning to recognise me. Remain sane, but still deeply sceptical.

Latest articles from Michael Settle

Boris Johnson considers suspending parliament to force no-deal Brexit

Boris Johnson is considering suspending Westminster in late…

Donald Trump claims 'I have not a racist bone in my body'

Donald Trump has insisted he has “not a racist bone in my…

Gove in dramatic U-turn, declaring Johnson would now make 'great' prime minister

MICHAEL Gove has insisted Boris Johnson would make a “great”…

Grieve accuses Johnson of 'further radicalisation' on Brexit by strengthening stance on Irish backstop

DOMINIC Grieve has accused Boris Johnson of a further…

SNP's Thewliss hits out at UK Government's 'shameful' inaction over supervised drug facility

AN exasperated Scottish MP has hit out at the UK Government’s…

Boris Johnson refuses to commit to bringing down net migration levels

Boris Johnson refused to commit to bringing down Britain’s net…

Hammond warns Johnson he will do 'everything I can' to stop no-deal Brexit

PHILIP Hammond has issued a fresh warning to Boris Johnson that he…

UK Government to say later this week if it will reinstate judge-led inquiry into 'torture flights'

UK ministers will announce later this week their long-awaited…

Congresswomen in 'go home' Trump Twitter row urge Americans "not to take the bait"

Four congresswomen targeted in a series of racist attacks by…

Boris Johnson's tax plans 'could spell disaster' for Scotland's property market

Boris Johnson’s tax plans could spell “disaster” for…

Boris Johnson denies lack of support pushed UK ambassador to resign

Boris Johnson has insisted his lack of public support for…

Labour strife over anti-Semitism row deepens as calls made for Watson to resign

LABOUR’S internal strife over anti-Semitism has moved into a…

Fewer than half of Conservative members have cast their vote in leadership contest, party sources suggest

FEWER than half of the Conservative Party's 160,000 members have so…

Leaker of ambassador's private dispatches should be 'hunted down and prosecuted,' says Boris Johnson

THE person who leaked the UK ambassador’s confidential messages…

Brexit has put relations between London and Edinburgh 'under pressure like never before,' says Wishart

RELATIONS between the governments in London and Edinburgh are "under…

Tories need to be bolder in defending tax cuts for better off, insists deputy Chancellor Truss

THE Tories need to be bolder in defending tax cuts for the better…

'Deeply shocking' report into Westminster bullying culture, says Speaker Bercow

RESTRICTING the sale of alcohol at Westminster and introducing…

Analysis: Trump's cold shoulder strategy spelled end for ambassador Darroch

THERE was an inevitability about it.

Knives out for Boris Johnson as ambassador resigns

Boris Johnson faced a furious political backlash after he was…

Whitehall departments told to make defending Union a top priority

Whitehall departments have been told to make the defence of the…

Major warns Johnson of legal challenge if he decides to shut down Parliament to force through Brexit

JOHN Major has warned Boris Johnson that he could be dragged…

New PM's multi-million-pound war chest to crush Scottish independence hopes

The UK Government must adopt a permanent “campaign mode”…

Hunt and Johnson trade blows over Brexit, leadership and Trump in live head to head

JEREMY Hunt clashed repeatedly with Boris Johnson as he…

Hunt hits back at Trump saying his attack on May and UK ambassador 'disrespectful and wrong'

JEREMY Hunt has hit back at Donald Trump, accusing him of being…

Trump brands May's handling of Brexit 'disaster' and denounces UK ambassador as 'very stupid guy'

DONALD Trump has intensified his attack on Theresa May’s…

Jeremy Hunt hopes to 'run up big win' in Scotland

Jeremy Hunt is hopeful of “running up a big win” in Scotland…

Tory candidates prepare for one and only live TV showdown - but has Boris already won?

THE stage is set for the only live televised head-to-head…

Labour set to agree to campaign for Remain in referendum on Tory Brexit

LABOUR is poised today to announce it will campaign for Remain in…

Donald Trump says US 'will not deal' with UK ambassador in 'inept' emails row

Donald Trump has lashed out at Theresa May’s handling of…

Scotland Yard called on to probe 'despicable leak' of UK ambassador's emails

SCOTLAND Yard has been called on to investigate the leak of…

Johnson and Hunt camps exchange accusations of 'betrayal'

Both camps in the Tory leadership election race have exchanged…

May expresses 'full faith' in UK ambassador Darroch after Trump administration emails leaked

THERESA May has “full faith” in Sir Kim Darroch, Britain’s…

Jeremy Hunt wants Scotland to be a 'green Silicon Valley'

Jeremy Hunt wants to turn Scotland into a “green Silicon…

Labour says Johnson 'unfit to be Prime Minister' over alleged link to donors accused of money laundering

LABOUR has accused Boris Johnson of being “wholly unfit to be…

Labour slumps to 18 points in poll as Corbyn urged to swing party behind campaign to Remain in EU

LABOUR’S so-called “constructive ambiguity” on Brexit is…

Tories splash out at fundraiser with £15,000 bid for pheasant shoot in Dumfriesshire

TORY donors have splashed out as the great and the good of the…

Lidington says threat to Union comes as much from 'English indifference' than Scottish Nationalism

THE threat to the 300-year-old Union comes as much from “English…

Johnson and Hunt urged to travel to Balmoral to form new government to prevent 1,000-mile trip for Queen

THE new Prime Minister should travel to Balmoral to ask the Queen…

Theresa May brushes aside Nicola Sturgeon's assertion that Scottish independence will be her 'legacy'

THERESA May has brushed aside Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that her…

Nicola Sturgeon urged to 'follow Boris's lead' and up number of police officers in Scotland

NICOLA Sturgeon has been urged to “follow Boris’s lead” by…

Johnson under fierce fire for his proposed review of 'sin taxes'

BORIS Johnson has been accused of "turning back the clock" on the…

Jeremy Corbyn has 'full exchange' with civil service chief over breach

Jeremy Corbyn has had a “full exchange of views” with the…

Carmichael proposes legislation to get UK Government to end plastic waste by 2042

SCOTTISH backbencher Alistair Carmichael has brought forward a new…

Tory frontrunner Boris Johnson under fire for his planned review of 'sin taxes'

BORIS Johnson has been accused of "turning back the clock" on the…

Hunt says his promised corporation tax cut will save Scottish businesses £1,300 a year

JEREMY Hunt’s plan to cut corporation tax would give Scottish…

Michael Settle: Theresa May's Scotland visit timed to bolster the Union

The timing is intentional.

Theresa May in farewell visit to Scotland to issue plea over the Union

Theresa May will use her farewell visit to Scotland on Thursday…

Senior Scottish police officer calls for radical change of approach to tackling drugs misuse

A senior Scottish police officer has called for a radical change to…

UK Government criticised for not holding probe into Jeremy Corbyn health claims

Labour has denounced the UK Government for refusing to launch a…

Johnson and Hunt's tax and spend promises are making Labour look like 'fiscal moderates'

CRITICS have suggested the two Tory leadership candidates have…