The week outside Westminster

The prime minister and Scottish secretary will visit Scotland today, with first minister Alex Salmond set to issue a £700 million demand.

Election Focus – SDLP

When Margaret Ritchie won the leadership of the SDLP in February, she said: “I have an organisational plan and an agenda for change that will make us stronger.”

Election Focus – TUV

In 2007, Jim Allister, then one of the DUP’s MEP’s resigned from the party in protest over his parties’ agreement to form a coalition government with Sinn Fein.