First Minister to give the go-ahead for a referendum, but Sturgeon said she believes UK Government discussions have moved on.
24.03.2021 - 21:34 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to rule out adding France to the UK's red travel list as Covid cases rise there.
Speaking at a meeting of the Liaison Committee at the House of Commons, he said “we have to look at the situation at the Channel” and “we can’t rule out tougher measures and we will put them in if necessary” to tackle the risk of importing coronavirus variants from France.
First Minister to give the go-ahead for a referendum, but Sturgeon said she believes UK Government discussions have moved on.
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Prime Minister and the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, will join the campaign trail in a bid to boost the Tories flatline polling.
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Boris Johnson has pledged to fix the work permit issue that could impact UK touring musicians and crew members post-Brexit.The PM’s Brexit trade deal, which was passed last December, failed to secure visa-free travel for UK artists and their crew as well as Europe-wide work permits.It is feared that acts will face huge costs for future live tours of the continent, which could prevent rising and developing artists from being able to afford to do so.It is also warned that thousands of jobs and
Johnson insisted he was “Prime Minister of Scotland as well as the whole of the UK.” Asked about renewing the relationship with devolved leaders he told the Commons Liaison committee: “The role of the Prime Minister of the UK is to be the head of the UK”He added: “I’m very much in favour of the Council of the Isles, for instance, where we come together with representatives across the whole of the British Isles to talk about issues that matter to us.