Starmer Agrees to Meet Swinney in Face-to-Face Meeting

PM to meet with Streeting ahead of King's Speech

Sir Keir Starmer is due to meet with mooted leadership rival Wes Streeting in Downing Street this morning – just hours before the government's agenda for the coming year is laid out in the King's Speech.

Starmer agrees to meet Swinney in face-to-face meeting

Swinney says the meeting will discuss the constitution but Sir Keir says it is just to talk about "shared issues".

Online safety campaigners reveal Starmer frustrations after Phillips exit

PM accused of dragging heels on forcing tech firms to block transmission of nude photos on children’s phonesInternet safety and children’s rights campaigners have accused Keir Starmer of failing to act on proposals to stop children sending and receiving nude images on their phones, after Jess Phillips resigned from the government saying she was tired of seeing “opportunities for progress stalled and delayed”.The Labour politician was one of four…

John Swinney speaks exclusively to The Herald in his first post-election interview

In his first exclusive sit-down since the Holyrood election, John Swinney speaks candidly to Brian Taylor.