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- Anas Sarwar stands by oil tax plans after Aberdeen executives call him ‘traitor’ Sat, 17 Feb 24, 4:26amScottish Labour leader defends windfall tax proposal as business leaders say levy could cost up to 100,000 jobs
- Anas Sarwar stands by oil tax plans after attack from Aberdeen executives Sat, 17 Feb 24, 4:26amScottish Labour leader defends windfall tax proposal after business leaders say levy could cost up to 100,000 jobs
- Labour formally drops £28bn green pledge and blames Tories for ‘crashing the economy’ – as it happened Fri, 9 Feb 24, 4:46amThis live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here
- Rishi Sunak refuses to apologise to Brianna Ghey’s father over trans jibe – UK politics live Fri, 9 Feb 24, 1:54amPrime minister says he was making a point about Keir Starmer and using tragedy to ‘detract from point I was making is worst of politics’
- Sunak refuses to apologise for anti-trans jibe at PMQs, saying linking his comment to Brianna Ghey tragedy was ‘worst of politics’ – UK politics live Thu, 8 Feb 24, 10:52pmPrime minister says he was making a point about Keir Starmer and using tragedy to ‘detract from point I was making is worst of politics’
- Wife of Tory MP who criticised windfall tax on oil firms has £50,000 in BP shares Sun, 9 Jul 23, 11:00pmDavid Duguid opposing tax while wife is in receipt of BP dividends raises questions over potential conflict of interest
- MPs vote to approve Boris Johnson Partygate report – as it happened Tue, 20 Jun 23, 7:46amFormer prime minister censured in his absence, with 354 MPs voting to approve and just seven voting against
- MPs vote to approve Boris Johnson Partygate report – UK politics live Tue, 20 Jun 23, 6:52amFormer prime minister censured in his absence, with 354 MPs voting to approve and just seven voting against
- Boris Johnson: MPs debate report that found former prime minister misled parliament – UK politics live Tue, 20 Jun 23, 3:53amTheresa May says parliament must punish MPs who break rules as Penny Mordaunt says Johnson ‘undermined democratic process’
- Robert Jenrick says migrants with diphtheria symptoms will no longer be dispersed around country – as it happened Tue, 29 Nov 22, 4:40amImmigration minister confirms 50 cases of diphtheria linked to Manston asylum accommodation. This live blog is closed
- Nicola Sturgeon and Sadiq Khan call on Liz Truss to freeze energy prices Mon, 5 Sep 22, 11:21pmScottish first minister and London mayor urge new PM to address cost of living crisis with emergency package
- The road to net zero: Aberdeen looks to a future without oil Mon, 1 Nov 21, 5:00pmCan the Granite city diversify into non-fossil fuel industries in time to avoid the fate of UK coal-mining areas?
- Nicola Sturgeon ‘hiding behind PM’ on Cambo oilfield, say climate groups Thu, 12 Aug 21, 11:07pmCampaigners criticise first minister for not demanding end to North Sea drilling in letter to Boris Johnson
- Scottish government extends ban on fracking Fri, 4 Oct 19, 1:12amSNP minister says licences will be refused, but campaigners say permanent ban is needed
- Scottish government bans fracking after public opposition Wed, 4 Oct 17, 1:08amEnergy minister Paul Wheelhouse says allowing unconventional extraction of coal and gas would put climate goals at risk