Duguid and Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross, today met with the heads of a number of fishing

Scotland is now expected to miss out on billions of pounds to fund new road projects because the SNP-led Scottish Government fear their authority is being undermined by the UK Government. Prime Minister Boris Johnson launched the Union Connectivity Review to improve transport links across four home nations across the UK last year as part of his" levelling up agenda". Sir Peter Hendy, Chairman of Network Rail, will report his findings on the review in the next few weeks which will see billions in

Bosses also pleaded with Ministers to help them rebuild UK fishing fleets as EU vessels continued to have “ full access to UK waters ”.... Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said: “ The Prime Minister has spoken previously of an El Dorado of fish from 2026 onwards but we are seeking a commitment from him to deliver much better opportunities for the Scottish fleet in the meantime as well as in the longer term.“ In the short term it will be a case of surviv

Nicola Sturgeon's power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens is a" political wasps' nest" that will sting the SNP, a senior nationalist has warned. Jim Sillars, the SNP's former deputy leader, predicted the deal would" accelerate" the process of the" SNP government of recycled ministerial failures" unravelling in the next 12 to 18 months.In a blog published on Tuesday, he said the agreement allows the Left-wing Greens to" trumpet achievement when things go their way, and cry'it wasnae us' when

Senior Scottish Tories want a vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson as soon as possible amid fears that voter anger over" partygate" will become" normalised" if he clings on. Party insiders told The Telegraph they believed an early vote, rather than waiting for the Metropolitan Police inquiry to conclude and the full Sue Gray report to be published, would have the best chance of ousting the Prime Minister. They are concerned that Mr Johnson will be able to remain in 10 Downing Street if the pro

By Kate DuguidNEW YORK( Reuters)-Investors have been struggling to interpret signals from the Federal Reserve about how hot it is willing to let inflation run before it begins unwinding pandemic-era monetary stimulus. Measures of markets'U.S. inflation expectations hit multi-year highs in mid-May, but fell after comments from some Fed speakers and minutes from the committee's April meeting sounded more hawkish. Some investors interpreted that as policymakers having a lower tolerance for an infla

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A proposal from the Lords to the Environment Bill that would have placed legal duties on sewage companies to reduce how much is dumped was defeated by 265 MPs' votes to 202 last week.... Peers in the House of Lords tabled an amendment to the Environment Bill that would make water companies and the government demonstrate progressive reductions in discharges of untreated sewage, requiring them to" take all reasonable steps" to avoid using combined sewer overflows. But ministers said the changes w

Nile Gardiner also warned US freedom to trade had proven one of the “ best ways to promote America’s sustained prosperity ”.... “ Huge new investments in the UK.... It’s not going to win hearts and minds or help the rejoin cause." In a furious email, Mr Hopkinson said: “ Continued poor governance is undermining the EM....

This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding.... That is simply not the case.“ The pensioners are only asking for uprating from this point going forward.... Campaigners estimate that uprating on such a going forward basis would cost about ￡50 million in the first year, a tiny proportion of the overall pensions budget.“ In Treasury terms that’s a small price to pay to address such a great and long-standing injustice that’s hit generations of pensioners....