PM says DfID jobs are safe but MSPs want firmer reassurances over what merger means

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Sturgeon has blasted reported UK Government plans to hold on to a key economic lever after the Brexit transition period.It has been claimed Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not devolve control over ‘state aid’, which allows Governments to subsidise companies.The First Minister tweeted this morning: “This would be a full scale assault on devolution - a blatant move to erode the powers of the Scottish Parliament in key areas.

Boris Johnson has urged millions of Britons to go back to work if they can - after months of telling them to work from home.The Prime Minister said people should 'try to lead their lives more normally' as restrictions are eased after months of lockdown.And he hinted that stricter rules on wearing face coverings in public places may be introduced in a bid to reduce the spread of coronavirus.In an online question and answer session with the public, Mr Johnson said: "I want people to go back to

coronavirus.Mr Johnson told an online question and answer session: “As we get the numbers down in the way that we have and we really stamp out outbreaks in the way that we are, I do think we need to be stricter in insisting people wear face coverings in confined spaces where they are meeting people they don’t normally meet.“We are looking at ways of making sure that people really do have face coverings in shops, for instance, where there is a risk of transmission.”The Prime Minister said expert

five-stage plan for their gradual re-opening.Now, we all know that five-step government re-opening plans aren’t worth the Nando’s heat chart they’re scribbled on. Boris Johnson will happily leap from stage one to stage five before any of the stated requirements are met if it suits him, like pandemic hopscotch.

East Kilbride office of the Department for International Development (DfID). He was responding to a letter seeking assurances over the future of jobs in the town from Conservative MSP, Graham Simpson.Mr Simpson said he believed the merger offered “an opportunity to expand what is done at Abercrombie House” and told the News that the PM agrees with him.Last month Mr Johnson announced a merger between the DfID and Foreign Office (FCO) to create the new Foreign Commonwealth Development Office.

Keir Starmer claimed. The Labour leader said the government’s strategy was undermined when Johnson defended his chief aide Dominic Cummings over claims he broke lockdown rules.

Mail on Sunday, the PM said: "We need to get the kids back into school. I want all pupils back in school in September." Asked whether it would be compulsory, Mr Johnson replied: "Yes.

Mail on Sunday, the PM said: "We need to get the kids back into school. I want all pupils back in school in September." Asked whether it would be compulsory, Mr Johnson replied: "Yes.

coronavirus pandemic in the UK have become somewhat a part of our lives. At 5pm Monday to Friday, either the Prime Minister or another senior cabinet member would address the public on how they are handling the outbreak plus take questions from the media.

On Thursday’s edition of “The Late Late Show”, host James Corden had a very special treat for sci-fi fans when he welcomed current “Doctor Who” star Jodie Whittaker and former Doctor David Tennant.

On Thursday’s edition of “The Late Late Show”, host James Corden had a very special treat for sci-fi fans when he welcomed current “Doctor Who” star Jodie Whittaker and former Doctor David Tennant.