Smaller parties to have no say on Lords reform committee
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.
Scotland
Lord De Mauley: It’d be “quite wrong” to rush into replacing Barnett Formula
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.
The week outside Westminster
Round-up of the week’s news from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Scots Tories seek to distance themselves from Cameron
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 week outside Westminster
The very latest from the devolved bodies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including reaction to the Coalition Government’s £6 billion of cuts.
The week outside Westminster
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.
Scottish Conservatives – the autopsy starts now
Make no mistake about it, the Conservative Party’s failure to gain any seats in Scotland was a hammer blow.
Scotland welcomes coalition policy to end child detention
The new coalition government’s policy programme made a welcome commitment to “end the detention of children for immigration purposes”.
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.
Is Scotland Cameron’s next constitutional headache?
Even before David Cameron was swanning around Downing Street, the SNP were already lining up to give the Conservative/Lib Dem coalition a headache.