'Ya big shitey bag!' Janey Godley calls out Boris Johnson for dodging Glasgow and hiding out in rural Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon to attend UK cabinet meetings. The idea was floated by cabinet office minister Michael Gove as a way of dampening support for Scottish independence by showing that Holyrood was being listened to at Westminster on issues regarding Scotland.

schools in the event of severe coronavirus flare-ups. The Prime Minister is understood to favour only closing schools as the last resort after scientific advisers warned more restrictions may be needed to reopen classrooms in England next month.

coronavirus and the need for another lockdown, Tony Blair has warned. He has urged Boris Johnson to appoint a Minister with sole responsibility for testing and said that without a vaccine or an effective treatment, mass testing is the only way to control the spread of Covid-19.

Ruth Davidson is to be made a peer in the House of Lords, it has been confirmed.The former Scottish Tory leader has been named in the Prime Minister’s dissolution honours list which also make’s Theresa May’s husband, Philip, a Knight of the realm.Davidson led the Scottish Conservatives from 2011 to 2019 and  stepped down after Johnson became Tory leader last year, citing political and personal reasons for the move.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up

nurse has said she would invite Boris Johnson to join her on a shift if there was a second wave of coronavirus, as hundreds of NHS workers marched to Downing Street demanding an immediate pay rise. NHS staff made their way to Whitehall on Wednesday evening, carrying banners that said " Clapping won't pay my bills " and "We helped you survive, now help us survive".

Boris Johnson “is not going to be the person who saves the Union” just days after the Tory leader flew into Scotland in the wake of polls showing rising support for independence. The former Labour leader also suggested a revival in his own party's fortunes under Keir Starmer had so far not stretched to north of the Border.

Nicola Sturgeon in a series of hilarious videos. Elizabeth Caproni has recreated versions of Melania Trump, Katie Price and Lorraine Kelly but it's her Nicola Sturgeon impressions that has got the whole of Scotland talking.In her most recent video 'Nicola' tells fans that during lockdown she learned a new instrument to go with some song lyrics she has been writing.She says: "During lockdown I've had the opportunity to learn a new instrument it's called the cajon.

Boris Johnson cannot deny an IndyRef2 if the SNP win a majority of seats at Holyrood at next year's election, Ian Blackford has warned.The Nationalist MP hit back at the Prime Minister after he used a flying to visit to the north of Scotland to once again rule out the prospect of another referendum on independence.Blackford claimed Johnson would be a "democracy denier" if he refused to engage with SNP demands.The Prime Minister insists the issue of independence was settled at the 2014 referendum

independence and slammed for letting down the vital whisky industry in an embarrassing start to a campaigning visit to Scotland.The Prime Minister hoped to mark a year in his role as Tory party leader by meeting military personnel in a flying visit north and promoting the UK’s role in tackling coronavirus.He also wanted to show the Union is "stronger that ever" despite polls suggesting support for Scottish independence increased on his watch.Shortly before he arrived on the short visit, First

a visit to Scotland tomorrow to talk up his dream of a bridge to Northern Ireland. He will also urge Cabinet colleagues to be more "vocal" in Scotland about the UK Government's role in the economic recovery from coronavirus.

Boris Johnson is expected to visit Scotland within days as senior Tories “panic” over the future of the UK. The Prime Minister wants to address growing support for independence, as shown by recent polls.

Boris Johnson has said "the Union has proved its worth" during the coronavirus pandemic despite rising support for Scottish independence in recent months.The Prime Minister praised "the might of the UK Treasury" for setting up the furlough scheme that has seen hundreds of thousands of Scots kept in employment during lockdown.Speaking at a Downing Street press conference today, Johnson also claimed there had been "very close collaboration" between the four nations of the UK in responding to the

“power surge” to Scotland as he prepared to publish legislation for a UK internal market to replace the EU Single Market.