Monday 15 August, 2022
Appearing at a panel event at the Edinburgh Fringe on Saturday, Ms Sturgeon tackled a number of issues.
The Fine Gael TD says the government here owe it to the people to hold firm as UK politics continues to face upheaval.
Peter Flanagan says the new leader of Britain will be decided by a small number of people and the choice isn’t great.
There may be a “Boris bus” to bring supporters to protest at hustings for the leadership race to choose Johnson’s successor.
The ex-chancellor used a speech in Grantham, the birthplace of Margaret Thatcher, to kick-start his campaign for the Tory leadership.
The Prime Minister claimed it was ‘mission largely accomplished’ during his three years in office.
The UK Prime Minister is now expected to continue in his role for the next seven weeks.
The Prime Minister took a ‘joyride’ in a Typhoon fighter jet and held a party at Chequers while colleagues held emergency meetings.
The candidates had varying answers when asked if Boris Johnson was honest.
Johnson is expected to open the debate due to take place on Monday.
Prominent Boris Johnson loyalists backed Liz Truss in move to prevent Rishi Sunak entering No 10.
Cabinet members and Conservative backbenchers stuck with Johnson while the public cried for him to leave, former UK/EU negotiatior Sydney Nash writes.
Former health secretaries Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid have both pledged to slash corporation tax in their bids.
Eight Tories have so far put themselves forward to replace Johnson as prime minister.
The former education secretary becomes the third serving Government minister to kick off their campaign for the Tory leadership.
Former equalities minister Kemi Badenoch is the latest to throw her hat into the ring.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs said the issue may not be debated until after parliament’s recess.
Developments in Westminster will be on the agenda as they discuss the political situation in each nation.
The story dominates the front pages of the UK papers this morning.
The former BBC correspondent says the soon-to-be ex-PM has left in Northern Irish politics in chaos.
Some potential contenders have already made their ambitions clear, while others are yet to announce their candidacy.
From TheJournal.ie
There is set to be a crowded field of Tory MPs in the upcoming leadership contest.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said that Johnson “will not be missed”.
It comes after over 50 Government members resigned and called for Johnson to step down.
From TheJournal.ie
The UK Prime Minister has been dealt the biggest blow of his premiership in the last 24 hours.
It’s been a tumultuous night for Johnson as Cabinet ministers and other Conservative MPs quit.
Cabinet ministers, MPs and former Tory politicians have issued a slew of criticisms against the British prime minister.
Boris Johnson said a second independence poll is not a priority for the UK government.
The Government has said transgender conversion therapy will not be banned under proposed legislation.
The UK Prime Minister said that Vladimir Putin would not have started the war in Ukraine if he was a woman.
The British Prime Minister committed to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the decade.
The Fine Gael TD says the latest Tory moves in Westminster show a blatant disregard for the will of the people.
The former prime minister said the legislation to scrap parts of the Protocol is illegal and will diminish the UK’s global reputation.
It comes as pressure has been mounting on the PM from across the political divide following the Tories’ stinging double by-election defeat.
The British Prime Minister insisted questions over his leadership were now settled.
The Tories lost two more by-elections last night but what will it mean for the PM?
