Keir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of 'playing the system' on self-isolation rules

Prime Minister said it was “thanks” to Margaret Thatcher the mines were shut and chuckled as he said it during a two-day visit to Scotland. He claimed that the former PM had given the UK an " early star t" in the shift away from fossil fuels by closing pits.

Labour leader hit out at a “waste crisis” and claimed communities are living in unsafe conditions.

Labour Party leader made separate visits to Scotland yesterday and will continue their tours today. Both leaders will tour renewable energy projects three months ahead of the international climate gathering.Global leaders will attend the summit, to be held from October 31 to November 12, in what is seen as a critical moment for the future of the planet.

Cambo oil field near Shetland on environmental grounds. Starmer was in Glasgow yesterday ahead of the city staging the crunch COP26 international summit on the climate crisis.

Labour leader made it clear he is willing to talk with Sturgeon on anything but the independence question. In a Daily Record interview the Starmer accused the SNP of a “huge failure on the climate crisis”, saying that only one in 20 of the offshore wind jobs the Scottish government promised a decade ago have actually materialised.

Tory chancellor has challenged Boris Johnson to end quarantine rules for certain countries amid claims that the UK has tougher measures in place than other European countries, which is affecting jobs. Ahead of a meeting of UK Ministers on Thursday to discuss travel rules for August, the chancellor has said holidaymakers face uncertainty while stricter measures are also having an impact on the economy.

Boris Johnson is expecting a second child with his wife, Carrie Johnson, after she sadly suffered a miscarriage last year. The PM and Carrie Symonds, 33, who wed at Westminster Cathedral at the beginning of the year, welcomed their first child together, Wildfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson, in April 2020.

Boris Johnson who was self-isolating in Chequers. It will be the fourth time Starmer has had to enter quarantine since the pandemic began and will force him to alter plans to head to Wolverhampton on Thursday as part of a nationwide summer drive to win back support from voters.

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Johnson is expected to announce measures to allow NHS staff in England who are double-jabbed to avoid isolation if they are alerted to a covid contact. But the focus is likely be on renewed questions over how the Prime Minister attempted to exempt himself from self-isolation after being identified as a close contact of UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid who has tested covid positive.

Covid have come into the spotlight once again. Tory Health Secretary Sajid Javid revealed that he had tested positive for the virus on Saturday, In a video, the UK Government minister said that he had received both vaccinations and was experiencing ‘mild’ symptoms.

brazen it out of self-isolation with the testing get-out.

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Get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterBoris Johnson has quickly caved to public anger and agreed to self-isolate after having contact with health Secretary Sajid Javid who tested covid positive on the weekend.The Prime Minister faced growing public anger on Sunday morning after officials said Johnson and chancellor Rishi Sunak would avoid self-isolating like thousands of others because Downing Street is taking part in a pilot daily testing