Nicola Sturgeon slams 'insensitive' Boris Johnson after Margaret Thatcher closing coal mines joke

First Minister said on Tuesday she could not rule out the re-imposition of restrictions as a new daily high case number was recorded. Scotland moved beyond Level 0 on August 9, which saw most legal restrictions removed from the statute book, but Sturgeon rejected the idea that the easing came too soon.

Get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterUS President Joe Biden has decided not to extend his August 31 deadline for the US-led evacuation from Kabul despite an appeal by Boris Johnson and other G7 leaders.The Prime Minister, who struggled to get a phone call with the President as the Afghan crisis unfolded, failed at an emergency meeting of the G7 to change Biden’s mind.Speaking after an emergency meeting of the G7, Johnson revealed the

Johnson to up the number of refugees resettled in the UK while emphasising that Scotland is “committed to playing our part” in an expanded programme. In a letter published while the PM was engaged in an emergency session of the G7 nations, Sturgeon said she required urgent information on how many Afghan civilians, especially women, girls and others in need of refuge, will be protected.

Linda Norgrove Foundation has issued a public appeal for Boris Johnson to get two of its staff members, who are sisters, out of the Taliban-controlled capital. The two women are in hiding in the city with their families and despite cross-party pressure from MPs over the past week the UK Foreign Office has not contacted them for evacuation.

coronavirus briefing later today amid a rise in cases across the country. It will be the first time the government has held a press conference since the entire country moved out of the levels system on August 9.

independence and hit out at parts of the Government’s “domestic agenda”, such as reforms making it easier to change gender. He also said he had joined Alex Salmond ’s rival pro-independence Alba party.

Prime Minister will hold the meeting this afternoon as a struggle to get UK nationals and local allies out of the country continues. Johnson' s spokesman said the UK will continue the evacuation effort for "as long as we are able to do so and as long as it is safe to do so".

First Minister highlighted work by Canadian authorities who said they had welcomed a flight full of refugees from Afghanistan, which is on the brink of complete collapse as Taliban fighters encroach on the capital Kabul.Canada’s immigration body said it will assist in resettling 20,000 Afghans threatened by the Islamist group.Sturgeon tweeted that she hopes the UK Government “does similar and offers as much refuge for vulnerable Afghans as possible”.She added: “As we did with Syrian refugees,

Love Island star Priya Gopaldas left the rest of the villa stunned with her admissions about Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a previously unseen clip from the show. Airing on Love Island:Unseen Bits, the girls were discussing crushes on older men when Priya revealed she had a soft spot for Bojo.

Afghanistan following the withdrawal of US troops.

Nicola Sturgeon has condemned ongoing events in Afghanistan and claims the country’s people have been “shamefully abandoned”. The First Minister says “implications, for women and girls especially, are horrifying” as the Taliban continue their lightning advance across the country.

iOS and Android.“Mr Sarwar has taken away a number of action points to write to the Leaders of Ayrshire Growth Deal and the Borderlands Growth Deal to have these arterial roads included in their future plans for infrastructure improvements.Mr McHarrie added that the Labour MSP had promised to contact the Scottish and UK Governments to "impress on them the need for closing working for the benefit of the whole of the South West of Scotland in its links to the rest of Scotland, the UK and Europe

Boris Johnson has reportedly said he would return to holiday in Scotland "over my dead body" after almost being swept out to sea while paddleboarding last year.

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.

Margaret Thatcher the mines closed and chuckled as he said it.

a two day visit to Scotland, insisted the best way to tackle poverty was to help more people into work. Analysis by the respected Joseph Rowntree Foundation suggests that cutting Universal Credit by £20 per week back to its pre-pandemic level was the single biggest drop in benefits since the welfare state was established in 1948.

covid pandemic. The Tory Prime Minister wants to focus on getting as many people across the country vaccinated as possible in order to allow for a full economic recovery.

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.

Nicola Sturgeon. The First Minister wrote to Johnson earlier this week inviting him to Bute House in Edinburgh to discuss covid pandemic recovery.