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Presiding officer of the Scottish Parliament Alison Johnstone suspended proceedings after details of deputy SNP leader John Swinney’s budget were leaked to BBC Scotland ahead of his statement on Thursday. The deputy first minister was due to set out his tax and spending plans at 2.25pm. However, the Presiding Officer instead said she needed another… Read more »

As tens of thousands of UK nurses go on strike in the first such industrial action in NHS history, health minister Maria Caulfield said that people suffering “is an inevitable [consequence] of strike action”. She added: “that’s why it’s with regret we see that the RCN are going out on action today”. Caulfield, who says… Read more »










