
Chair of Scottish Tory committee: Anti-gay, anti-devolution, pro tax havens
Many within the Conservatives have dubbed those leading the review as being akin to a “dads army” and too close to the Scottish leadership for it to be effective.

Many within the Conservatives have dubbed those leading the review as being akin to a “dads army” and too close to the Scottish leadership for it to be effective.

The latest news from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

None of the minority parties from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland would be represented on a new cross-party committee on reforming the House of Lords.

It would be “quite wrong” to rush into replacing the controversial Barnett Formula given the size of the deficit, Government whip Lord de Mauley, has said.

Round-up of the week’s news from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Scots Tories are braced for a fundamental inquiry into why their general election performance was so bad The review is likely to recommend greater autonomy from London.

The very latest from the devolved bodies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including reaction to the Coalition Government’s £6 billion of cuts.

In the past week the prime minister has visited Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; Left Foot Forward looks at how he fared, plus the rest of the week’s news.

Make no mistake about it, the Conservative Party’s failure to gain any seats in Scotland was a hammer blow.

The new coalition government’s policy programme made a welcome commitment to “end the detention of children for immigration purposes”.