Boris Johnson forced to admit Scottish devolution 'not a disaster'

Scottish Parliament election campaign in the lead up to the May vote.The Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross confirmed the Prime Minister will travel up north, however he dodged a question on whether he would be an "asset" for his campaign or not.Scots are set to go the polls on May 6 in what will be a very different election campaign than the usual ones.Ballots will not be counted overnight as normal but will instead be tallied during office hours on the Friday and Saturday - meaning the

Labour leader said the Government has not “secured our borders in the way we should have done” after the new strain was detected in six travellers, three of whom came to Scotland, before the February quarantine rules were introduced.An enhanced contact tracing effort is under way after three Scottish residents tested positive for the new strain after flying into Aberdeen from Brazil, via Paris and London.Other passengers who were on the same flight from London are now being contacted.Starmer

Downing Street's Union Unit chief after Johnson's controversial visit to Scotland at the end of January.

Labour hits out at gaps in PM’s Covid defences as Brazil variant foundLabour politicians have criticised the Governments slow response to quarantine after one MP confronted Boris Johnson over blindspots in his Covid defences over a month ago. The hunt is on for one unidentified traveller with a Brazilian variant of concern after it was detected in the UK, with three cases in England and three in Scotland.

Boris Johnson.Melanie Henry, 32, from Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, left five-year-old son, Angus, to play while she took a work call and returned to find he'd chopped off his blonde locks with a pair of children's scissors.Teacher, Melanie, has been working from home as well as keeping an eye on Angus and his siblings, Struan, nine, and Piper, four.After friends and family pointed out Angus' resemblance to the Prime Minister during the first lockdown, this time, the schoolboy decided to take

Brown has also accused Johnson of undermining devolution with the Internal Market Act which will now allows Whitehall spending in Scotland bypass the Holyrood government.Brown said: “If he continues in this manner, Boris Johnson risks becoming the biggest recruiting sergeant for nationalism and will lose any hope of persuading Scotland’s undecided voters to stay with the UK.”He also said the UK nations had failed to work together through joint ministerial committees.Brown added: “Co-operation

fresh constitutional clash around next week’s Westminster budget.The original £4 billion fund announced by Rishi Sunak last year was for England only but it has now been announced that Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales will benefit from a share of the total pot, which has increased to £4.8 billion.Jack said: “This is actually true devolution in practice.

Tartan Army who are desperate to travel on June 18. But the date is just shy of Boris Johnson’s timetable for lifting the rules on crowd sizes.

Scotland's route map out of lockdown will be revealed today as Nicola Sturgeon outlines when and how restrictions will be lifted.It follow Boris Johnson's lockdown announcement, with England's measures set out in a four-step exit strategy which will begin on March 8 and covers everything from socialising to hairdressers.Scotland's mainland has been in a full-blown lockdown for more than a month now, with non-essential shops, bars, pubs and cafes shut in a bid to curb soaring cases.The First

pupils in P1-3 comes with a warning that Scots have to stick to the rules and be patient while the mass vaccination programme continues to work its way round the country.Calls are growing on the Scottish and UK governments to set out a safe return to “normality” as evidence starts to build about the positive impact of the Covid-19 jags.Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson are both preparing to set out their route maps to lifting harsh rules as coronavirus gets beaten back.Yesterday, a key adviser

budget.Party strategists hailed the “fantastic news” as Scots prepare for an election in May.But the Tory opposition leader warned the focus is a damaging distraction during the pandemic and financial crisis.There is no date for a second referendum and Prime Minister Boris Johnson opposes all calls for another vote.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has suggested one in the next parliamentary session, assuming an SNP victory in May.

is on course for a majority of seats at May's Holyrood election while support for independence has also climbed over the last 12 months.Carwyn Jones, who led Welsh Labour from 2009 until 2018, said this popularity was partly a response to the "English nationalist" outlook of the UK Government led by Johnson.He said it would be "very difficult to oppose" for the Prime Minister to oppose an IndyRef2 if the Nationalists won a majority as expected.And the former Welsh Assembly leader warned that

no reason bars cannot open in April, as its boss expressed exasperation at ministers “lack of interest”.The Young's brewing conglomerate today called on Boris Johnson to “do the right thing” and show strong leadership when the industry “needs it most”.Scotland's hospitality industry has been shut since December, with pubs in much of the central belt closed since October.Nicola Sturgeon will update MSPs on the Scottish Government lockdown strategy on Tuesday, but there is so far no indication of