He said: "It will be for the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish people to decide that. 'Labour would allow Scotland vote' In an interview at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Shadow Chancellor said: "It will be for the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish people to decide. McDonnell green...
Scottish parliament supports minority government?s tax and spending plans after intensive negotiations The SNP minority government has passed its budget and avoided triggering an early election after securing a coalition of support across the constitutional divide at HolyroodThe tax and spending ... ...
They are worried about its economic impact and the vote on Tuesday, despite having no binding effect, is a way of formalizing their political opposition. May herself is struggling to come up with changes to a Brexit deal which could unite a fragmented national parliament at Westminster ...
Galloway stood as a Respect candidate in the 2016 London mayoral election, but lost to the Labour nominee, Sadiq Khan; finishing in seventh place with 1.4% of the vote. He stood as an independent for election to parliament in 2017, in the Manchester Gorton constituency, gaining 5.7% of the...
Scottish Parliament votes for another independence referendumAdam BienkovAdam Payne
The budget still needs to be approved by the parliament, with a vote expected in February. Given that it does not hold a majority, the ruling Scottish National Party will be reliant on support from other parties. tom.williams@timeshighereducation.com...
Blair was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield. He was elected Labour Party leader in July 1994, following the sudden death of his predecessor, John Smith. Under Blair's leadership, the party used the phrase "New Labour", to distance it from previous Labour policies and t...
The parliamentary system of government is made up of a legislative body with a prime minister, while the European Parliament is a regional system that exerts influence over the member states of the European Union. Examine how parliamentary systems operate, why the prime minister holds such a power...
Last week the Greens said theywould hold a vote for their memberson the future of the Bute House agreement and Mr Harvie urged members to back it so the party could "put Green values into practice" in government. But in the statement released today, Ms Slater said Green members...
Queen approves Boris Johnson's request to suspend Parliament ahead of Brexit dea As leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he helped to push support for Scottish independence to a record level but Scotland ultimately voted to stay part of the United Kingdom in a 2014 referendum. Former...