Politics

Baroness Mone (centre) ahead of the State Opening of Parliament by Queen Elizabeth, in the House of Lords in June 2017. Photo Stefan Rousseu/ PA.

Mone accused of 'extraordinarily aggressive' lobbying on Covid deal by Hancock
MICHELLE Mone used "extraordinarily aggressive" lobbying in support of a Covid contract, Matt Hancock has claimed.

The normally bubbly, almost overbearingly flamboyant Gordon Brown slumped in his seat.

Scotland fan Gordon Brown watches England set up 3-1 World Cup defeat against France

Sir Keir Starmer

Labour unveils 'biggest transfer of power out of Westminster' in devolution blueprint

Former Conservative health secretary Matt Hancock has claimed a decision by Nicola Sturgeon requiring pupils in Scotland to wear face masks in schools 'bounced' the UK Goverment to reverse its policy on the issue.

Disgraced Hancock claims FM made Tories introduce masks in English schools

SNP Government accused of 'deception' over steel plant deal

SNP Government accused of 'deception' over steel plant deal

SNP leadership rivals name deputies as race to replace Blackford enters final hours

SNP leadership rivals name deputies as race to replace Blackford enters final hours

Ex-PM says reform of ‘indefensible’ House of Lords ‘now a matter for Starmer’

Ex-PM says reform of ‘indefensible’ House of Lords ‘now a matter for Starmer’

Gordon Brown unveils plans to 'make Britain work for Scotland'

Gordon Brown unveils plans to 'make Britain work for Scotland'

Allies claims 'momentum' with Alison Thewliss in SNP leadership race

PREMIUM Allies claim momentum "now with" Alison Thewliss in SNP leadership race

San Giovanni Rotondo, ITALY: Picture taken 16 March 2006 of books telling the Padre Pio's life in a souvenirs' shop in San Giovanni Rotondo. AFP PHOTO / MARIO LAPORTA (Photo credit should read MARIO LAPORTA/AFP via Getty Images).

KEVIN MCKENNA'S DIARY Italy's absence from the World Cup is holy unacceptable

Patrick Grady in the Commons. Photograph: PA

SETTLE ON SUNDAY Clear-out of SNP's old guard has been a long time coming

Our Writer at Large Neil Mackay talks to Common Weal director Amanda Burgauer about the current state of the Yes movement as the pro-indy think tank publishes a new book called Sorted: A Handbook for a Better Scotland

NEIL MACKAY'S BIG READ Common Weal director: 'Yes movement is a mess and needs taken out of SNP's hands'

Stephen Flynn confirms bid to be SNP's next Westminster leader

Stephen Flynn confirms bid to be SNP's next Westminster leader

Tory minister accuses nurses of playing into Putin's hands by striking over pay

Tory minister accuses nurses of playing into Putin's hands by striking over pay

Tensions between Brown and Starmer over House of Lords reform plan

Tensions between Brown and Starmer over House of Lords reform plan

Festival of Brexit counts Beechgrove Garden viewers in final audience figures

Festival of Brexit counts Beechgrove Garden viewers in final audience figures

Thewliss in leadership bid as SNP Westminster group split over closeness to Sturgeon

Thewliss in leadership bid as SNP Westminster group split over closeness to Sturgeon

Alex Cole-Hamilton

Alex Cole-Hamilton: 'Nicola Sturgeon’s de facto referendum "unspeakably arrogant"

Scotland Yard said it had received allegations of “serious sexual assault” and that officers were “making inquiries”.

Tory MP rape claims must be properly investigated, minister says

SNP 'business ambassador' Ian Blackford

Unspun - the political diary: A fond farewell for Ian Blackford

Greens zero carbon buildings minister Patrick Harvie

Exclusive Patrick Harvie admits government 'decades behind' on renewable heating progress

Dr Craig Smith, Adam Smith Senior Lecturer in the Scottish Enlightenment at the University of Glasgow Picture: Gordon Terris

PREMIUM Think Scots 'Father of Economics’ was a Tory? Think again

BBC Scotland's Poet in Residence Stuart Paterson. Picture: Kirsty Anderson

Kevin McKenna meets Stuart Paterson: 'Ye ur whit ye ur son, no whit ye urnae'

SNP MP Kirsten Oswald

SNP MP Kirsten Oswald to step down as the party's deputy Westminster leader

Herald Diary: Ah, pity the The Krankies

Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar in Glasgow

Updated Starmer pledges 'change within the UK' for Scotland if he becomes PM

Nicola Sturgeon and Jim McColl

Updated Sturgeon urged to refer herself over 'clear breaches' of ministerial code

Updated Former UK health secretary and chancellor Sajid Javid to step down as MP

£7500 heat pump grants to make green heating systems as cheap as fossil fuel boilers

Local councillor Samantha Dixon re-won the seat for Labour in the early hours of Friday morning.

Labour holds seat with 14 per cent swing in Sunak's first by-election test

: Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on Ian Blackford

Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on Ian Blackford

Hancock returns to Commons for first time after I'm a Celebrity

Hancock returns to Commons for first time after I'm a Celebrity

Bob Jamieson tells us he’s found a solution for those who are tired of watching the footy on the telly every evening...

Herald Diary Something for the weekend, sir?

Teachers strike at Glasgow school suspended for 'further talks' with council bosses

Teachers strike at Glasgow school suspended for 'further talks' with council bosses

Scottish Government records £2bn budget underspend

Scottish Government records £2bn budget underspend

Nicola Sturgeon

Sturgeon trying to 'play one set of workers against another' amid teachers' strike

The EDCH feeds 3,000 animals each month with their work providing food banks with pet supplies.

'Perfect storm': Charity 'floored' by 800 per cent rise in energy bills

Nicola Sturgeon

Updated Sturgeon insists UN official's concerns over gender reforms not 'well founded'

NHS Health Secretary Humza Yousaf

Yousaf apologises to patients after one in seven stuck on NHS waiting lists

Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on turkey shortages

Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on turkey shortages

Walkouts, groans and silence: Blackford’s time as SNP Westminster leader

Walkouts, groans and silence: Blackford’s time as SNP Westminster leader

Profile: Stephen Flynn – the SNP MP tipped to replace Ian Blackford as leader

First Minister rejects claim breast cancer services have 'collapsed' in Tayside

First Minister rejects claim breast cancer services have 'collapsed' in Tayside

Ian Blackford to stand down as SNP's Westminster leader

Updated Ian Blackford to stand down as SNP's Westminster leader

Holyrood committee expresses 'significant concerns' over care service reforms

Holyrood committee expresses 'significant concerns' over care service reforms

The hike in prices disproportionately hit poorer people, who tend to spend a greater share of their pay on food

Brexit checks 'added £210 to household food bills'

Jack Cooper from Arbroath commends the honesty of this sign, and points out that when you want something done well, it’s best not to rush the job…

Herald Diary Scotland – 'a really dark place'

Support for independence high despite Supreme Court ruling, poll shows

Support for independence high despite Supreme Court ruling, poll shows

Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on the census

Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on the census

Secondary school strikes set to go ahead next week as teachers reject pay offer

Secondary school strikes set to go ahead next week as teachers reject pay offer

Sturgeon's spin doctor accused of breaching code of conduct with opposition attack

Updated Sturgeon's spin doctor accused of breaching code of conduct with opposition attack

SNP Westminster leader accuses Sunak and Starmer of being 'Brexit Together' coalition

SNP Westminster leader accuses Sunak and Starmer of being 'Brexit Together' coalition

Protester tells Sturgeon she has 'let down vulnerable women' with gender law reform

Protester tells Sturgeon she has 'let down vulnerable women' with gender law reform

Green co-leader claims pro-union parties lack 'courage of their convictions'

Green co-leader claims pro-union parties lack 'courage of their convictions'