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Theresa May

Home Secretary Suella Braverman laughs as she tours a building site on the outskirts of Kigali, Rwanda, where deported migrants are planned to be housed (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Braverman's laughter at Rwandan 'internment' camp was shocking – Angus Robertson

Martin Sheen played fictional President Josiah Bartlet in The West Wing.
Martin Sheen played fictional President Josiah Bartlet in The West Wing.

Ash Regan statement uses almost exactly the same words as speech from West Wing

Construction has begun on the UK’s first Lego themed holiday village at the Legoland Windsor Resort
Construction has begun on the UK’s first Lego themed holiday village at the Legoland Windsor Resort

Construction begins on UK’s first Lego holiday village

Trying to turn the next general election into a de facto referendum on Scottish independence may backfire (Picture: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)
Trying to turn the next general election into a de facto referendum on Scottish independence may backfire (Picture: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

Why the plan for a de facto referendum on independence is a danger to the cause

Misogynistic attacks on Nicola Sturgeon are a symptom of a wider social problem (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)
Misogynistic attacks on Nicola Sturgeon are a symptom of a wider social problem (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Sexism is behind many attacks on Sturgeon and other female leaders

During the Brexit talks, Cabinet minister Dominic Raab threatened to end negotiations unless the EU gave way on one point, but backtracked when Michel Barnier called his bluff (Picture: John Thys/AFP via Getty Images)
During the Brexit talks, Cabinet minister Dominic Raab threatened to end negotiations unless the EU gave way on one point, but backtracked when Michel Barnier called his bluff (Picture: John Thys/AFP via Getty Images)

Grand illusion of Brexit puts ‘Scexit’ in a new light – Struan Stevenson

Independence supporters who backed Remain in the Brexit referendum should remember how that felt, and how much worse it would be for unionists if Scotland voted to leave the UK (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Independence supporters who backed Remain in the Brexit referendum should remember how that felt, and how much worse it would be for unionists if Scotland voted to leave the UK (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Stewart McDonald: SNP should embrace idea of ‘losers’ consent’ from unionists

Stephen Flynn has written to the Prime Minister over the Westminster accounts.
Stephen Flynn has written to the Prime Minister over the Westminster accounts.

Stephen Flynn labels outside earnings of MPs ‘repeat of expenses scandal’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a meeting with a multi-disciplinary team who provide virtual care during a visit to the Rutland Lodge Healthcare Centre in Leeds.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a meeting with a multi-disciplinary team who provide virtual care during a visit to the Rutland Lodge Healthcare Centre in Leeds.

Rishi Sunak welcomes ‘transparency’ as extent of MPs outside earnings exposed

Tory MP Michael Fabricant. Picture: PA
Tory MP Michael Fabricant. Picture: PA

Tory MP Fabricant says Sunak's opposition to Gender Bill a 'political trap'

Former prime minister Theresa May called for the GRR bill to be applied in England.
Former prime minister Theresa May called for the GRR bill to be applied in England.

Analysis: UK Tories far from united in opposition to Gender Bill

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf is under pressure over demands for better pay and conditions for NHS staff and long waiting times for treatment (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)
Health Secretary Humza Yousaf is under pressure over demands for better pay and conditions for NHS staff and long waiting times for treatment (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Politicians must be bold if NHS is to be best in the world once again – Scotsman

Theresa May during her time as UK prime minister. Picture: Justin Tallis/WPA Pool/Getty Images
Theresa May during her time as UK prime minister. Picture: Justin Tallis/WPA Pool/Getty Images

Theresa May disappointed Scotland gender changes not considered for England

A man is escorted by Border Force officials after being picked up in the channel with other migrants on the south coast of England.
A man is escorted by Border Force officials after being picked up in the channel with other migrants on the south coast of England.

UN refugee arm condemns asylum seeker report

Boris Johnson, Theresa May, and Margaret Thatcher are among the UK Prime Ministers who have resigned (Getty/PA)
Boris Johnson, Theresa May, and Margaret Thatcher are among the UK Prime Ministers who have resigned (Getty/PA)

How many Prime Ministers have resigned as Boris Johnson steps down

Donald Trump plays at his inaugural Scottish golf course in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty
Donald Trump plays at his inaugural Scottish golf course in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty

Donald Trump’s bizarre praise for Scottish paramedics detailed in new book

Queen Elizabeth invited Liz Truss, as the newly elected leader of the Conservative party, to become Prime Minister on Tuesday last week (Picture: Jane Barlow/WPA pool/Getty Images)
Queen Elizabeth invited Liz Truss, as the newly elected leader of the Conservative party, to become Prime Minister on Tuesday last week (Picture: Jane Barlow/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Late Queen's devotion to duty challenges idea that humans are innately selfish

Prime Minister Liz Truss leads tributes to Queen Elizabeth II in the House of Commons. Picture: PRU/AFP via Getty Images
Prime Minister Liz Truss leads tributes to Queen Elizabeth II in the House of Commons. Picture: PRU/AFP via Getty Images

Politicians pay tribute to 'one of the greatest leaders world has ever known'

Boris Johnson will soon be bowing out as Prime Minister.
Boris Johnson will soon be bowing out as Prime Minister.

What will be Boris Johnson's legacy?

The European Union regulates chemicals in a range of products, including cosmetics (Picture: Mireya Acierto/Getty Images)
The European Union regulates chemicals in a range of products, including cosmetics (Picture: Mireya Acierto/Getty Images)

Hard Brexit is putting people at risk from toxic chemicals – Dr Richard Dixon

Home Secretary Priti Patel is the stand-out candidate to replace Boris  Johnson as Tory Party leader
Home Secretary Priti Patel is the stand-out candidate to replace Boris  Johnson as Tory Party leader

The Tories need a leader to deliver Brexit to win the election - Brian Monteith

Britain's outgoing prime minister Theresa May, (L), accompanied by her husband Philip, gives a speech outside 10 Downing street in London on July 24, 2019 before formally tendering her resignation at Buckingham Palace. Photo credit should read ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty
Britain's outgoing prime minister Theresa May, (L), accompanied by her husband Philip, gives a speech outside 10 Downing street in London on July 24, 2019 before formally tendering her resignation at Buckingham Palace. Photo credit should read ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty

Dani Garavelli: How do we start to rebult trust in our politics

Nicola Sturgeon's independence rhetoric echoes Boris Johnson's lies about Brexit, says Susan Dalgety (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Nicola Sturgeon's independence rhetoric echoes Boris Johnson's lies about Brexit, says Susan Dalgety (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Sturgeon is just as much a dishonest, populist clown as Johnson – Susan Dalgety

Boris Johnson, the current leader of the Conservative Party, and James II, the former Duke of York (Getty Images / Peter Lely)
Boris Johnson, the current leader of the Conservative Party, and James II, the former Duke of York (Getty Images / Peter Lely)

Why are the Conservatives called Tories? Meaning explained

Douglas Ross has said there will be discussions among Tory MPs about Boris Johnson/
Douglas Ross has said there will be discussions among Tory MPs about Boris Johnson/

Douglas Ross urges Cabinet to 'consider impact' of keeping Boris Johnson

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross

Douglas Ross says Boris Johnson should 'think about' resigning

Boris Johnson called on his ministers to “come forward” with ways to cut costs as he focussed on moving forward with the Government’s agenda during the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
Boris Johnson called on his ministers to “come forward” with ways to cut costs as he focussed on moving forward with the Government’s agenda during the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

RECAP: Boris Johnson to be questioned by senior MPs

Just two of the six Scottish Tory MPs continued to support Boris Johnson as PM.
Just two of the six Scottish Tory MPs continued to support Boris Johnson as PM.

How did my MP in Scotland vote on Boris Johnson?

A general view of 10 Downing Street in London after Sir Graham Brady, Chairman of the 1922 Committee of Tory backbenchers, announced that Boris Johnson had survived an attempt by Tory MPs to oust him as party leader following a confidence vote in his leadership at the Houses of Parliament in London.
A general view of 10 Downing Street in London after Sir Graham Brady, Chairman of the 1922 Committee of Tory backbenchers, announced that Boris Johnson had survived an attempt by Tory MPs to oust him as party leader following a confidence vote in his leadership at the Houses of Parliament in London.

Boris Johnson has been rejected and should exit No 10 says former leader

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, speaks after surviving an attempt by Tory MPs to oust him
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, speaks after surviving an attempt by Tory MPs to oust him

Johnson’s hollow vote of confidence is not the end - Scotsman comment

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seen during his meeting with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas, in 10 Downing Street, London, ahead of talks. Picture date: Monday June 6, 2022.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seen during his meeting with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas, in 10 Downing Street, London, ahead of talks. Picture date: Monday June 6, 2022.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson survives confidence vote

Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a vote of no confidence among Conservative MPs
Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a vote of no confidence among Conservative MPs

What happens if Boris Johnson wins no-confidence vote?

Former British prime minister Theresa May and her husband Philip May leaving the National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral, London, on day two of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Picture: Henry Nicholls/PA Wire
Former British prime minister Theresa May and her husband Philip May leaving the National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral, London, on day two of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Picture: Henry Nicholls/PA Wire

How have past Tory leaders fared in leadership votes or challenges?

A coal miner walks through the site at Kellingley Colliery in Yorkshire, northern England, on December 18, 2015, on the mine's last operational day (Picture; Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)
A coal miner walks through the site at Kellingley Colliery in Yorkshire, northern England, on December 18, 2015, on the mine's last operational day (Picture; Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Winds of change are failing UK householders

Boris Johnson has chosen to play 'EU trade war' games for the benefit of certain elements of British public opinion (Picture: Dominic Lipinski/WPA pool/Getty Images)
Boris Johnson has chosen to play 'EU trade war' games for the benefit of certain elements of British public opinion (Picture: Dominic Lipinski/WPA pool/Getty Images)

How Johnson has been revealed as a reactionary nationalist – Joyce McMillan

Stephen Kerr, whose teeth fell out mid-speech.
Stephen Kerr, whose teeth fell out mid-speech.

Senior Scottish Tory's ‘tooth falls out’ mid-speech on conference stage

SoftBank has suggested it may bypass the UK's London Stock Exchange to float Cambridge-born semiconductor giant Arm on the US Nasdaq exchange. (Image credit: AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
SoftBank has suggested it may bypass the UK's London Stock Exchange to float Cambridge-born semiconductor giant Arm on the US Nasdaq exchange. (Image credit: AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

SoftBank's Plan B for Arm after Nvidia deal fail may hurt post-Brexit Britain

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford responds to a statement by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to MPs in the House of Commons on the Sue Gray report (Photo: PA Wire).
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford responds to a statement by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to MPs in the House of Commons on the Sue Gray report (Photo: PA Wire).

‘Slightly perverse I was thrown out of House’, says Blackford

Jacob Rees-Mogg dismissed Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross as a 'lightweight' (Picture: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images)
Jacob Rees-Mogg dismissed Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross as a 'lightweight' (Picture: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images)

Nothing to sneer at in Ross calling out discredited PM – Brian Wilson

Boris Johnson prepares to watch a man receive his Covid booster jab in a Boots pharmacy in his Uxbridge constituency (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Boris Johnson prepares to watch a man receive his Covid booster jab in a Boots pharmacy in his Uxbridge constituency (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Johnson must resign over latest Downing Street party – Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

A Christmas Party at Downing Street could have gone unnoticed, based on Susan Morrison's experience (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
A Christmas Party at Downing Street could have gone unnoticed, based on Susan Morrison's experience (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

I've been to a Downing Street party and it was rubbish – Susan Morrison

Health Secretary Sajid Javid updating MPs on the governments coronavirus plans, in the House of Commons, London. Picture date: Monday December 6, 2021.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid updating MPs on the governments coronavirus plans, in the House of Commons, London. Picture date: Monday December 6, 2021.

Omicron circulating in the community, Sajid Javid confirms

Caribbean migrants are welcomed by RAF officials after the Empire Windrush landed them in London in 1948 (PA Media/Getty Images)
Caribbean migrants are welcomed by RAF officials after the Empire Windrush landed them in London in 1948 (PA Media/Getty Images)

What is the Windrush scandal?

Scottish Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone referred a company to the UK Government's 'VIP lane' for Covid-19 procurement.
Scottish Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone referred a company to the UK Government's 'VIP lane' for Covid-19 procurement.

Scottish Tory peer helped PPE firm gain £200m Covid contract

MPs must represent their constituents, not companies that pay them money (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
MPs must represent their constituents, not companies that pay them money (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

MPs cannot be allowed to profiteer from democracy – Scotsman comment

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will deliver a Budget statement on Wednesday.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will deliver a Budget statement on Wednesday.

Leader - Boosters needed to stop virus spiralling

The Dandelion project is described as a 'reimagination of the harvest festival' in Scotland.
The Dandelion project is described as a 'reimagination of the harvest festival' in Scotland.

Vertical farms to take shape across Scotland for harvest festivals

Both the Scottish and UK governments are taking the wrong approach to improving social care, says Alex Cole-Hamilton (Picture: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
Both the Scottish and UK governments are taking the wrong approach to improving social care, says Alex Cole-Hamilton (Picture: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

Johnson and Sturgeon are getting it wrong over social care – Alex Cole-Hamilton

Glasgow's Pride in celebration of the city's LGBT+ community, September 4, 2021. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Glasgow's Pride in celebration of the city's LGBT+ community, September 4, 2021. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Trans opponents will be embarrassed by views in years to come - Alexander Brown

Military personnel and military working dogsarrive back in the UK from Afghanistan
Military personnel and military working dogsarrive back in the UK from Afghanistan

The Afghanistan crisis is a failure of political leadership - Brian Monteith

Theresa May and Boris Johnson are seen during a UK-France summit in January 2018, when she was Prime Minister and he was Foreign Secretary (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/WPA pool/Getty Images)
Theresa May and Boris Johnson are seen during a UK-France summit in January 2018, when she was Prime Minister and he was Foreign Secretary (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Johnson should return big beasts like May and Hunt to Cabinet – Murdo Fraser MSP

Overseas aid is not a priority for Boris Johnson, Chancellor Rishi Sunak and their colleagues in the UK government (Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA)
Overseas aid is not a priority for Boris Johnson, Chancellor Rishi Sunak and their colleagues in the UK government (Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA)

Is this policy Boris Johnson's cruellest decision? – Ian Swanson

'It's a bloody disgrace': Former leader of the Scottish Conservatives speaks out against foreign aid cuts
'It's a bloody disgrace': Former leader of the Scottish Conservatives speaks out against foreign aid cuts

'It's a bloody disgrace': Ruth Davidson speaks out against aid cuts

Sir Ed Davey will be toasting a historic win today as the Lib Dems won in Chesham and Amersham.
Sir Ed Davey will be toasting a historic win today as the Lib Dems won in Chesham and Amersham.

Analysis: Blue wall starts to crack as Liberal Democrats beat the odds

NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg with Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Getty Images)
NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg with Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Getty Images)

Everything you need to know about the NATO Summit 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing attacks from his own party over the foreign aid cut.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing attacks from his own party over the foreign aid cut.

Analysis: Foreign aid decision shows popularity trumps what is right

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Outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon leaves the main chamber after her last First Minster's Questions in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire
Outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon leaves the main chamber after her last First Minster's Questions in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Sturgeon officially tenders resignation as First Minister to King Charles III

The Scotsman's Conor Matchett, Alistair Grant and Alexander Brown discuss the SNP leadership result.
The Scotsman's Conor Matchett, Alistair Grant and Alexander Brown discuss the SNP leadership result.

WATCH: The Scotsman's politics team discuss election of Humza Yousaf

Humza Yousaf speaks after being elected as new SNP party leader
Humza Yousaf speaks after being elected as new SNP party leader

Humza Yousaf faces ‘full in-tray’ as half of Scots think country on wrong path

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