Scotland’s first minister discussed NHS funding with the PM on Thursday night in Holyrood
Keir Starmer is to challenge Rishi Sunak to stand up to the “Brexit purity cult” of Eurosceptics within the Conservative party to resolve the Northern Ireland protocol impasse.
The Labour leader will use a speech in Belfast on Friday to encourage the prime minister to take on the once highly influential European Research Group (ERG) of backbench Tory MPs to find a fix for issues arising from Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements.
The time to put Northern Ireland above a Brexit purity cult, which can never be satisfied, is now.
The Scottish government took this case to the Supreme Court, which was completely clear about the ability of the Scottish government to do that (hold a referendum) unilaterally. What I want to do is have a constructive dialogue with the Scottish government to make sure we can continue to deliver for the people of Scotland.
Continue reading…Scotland’s first minister discussed NHS funding with the PM on Thursday night in HolyroodKeir Starmer is to challenge Rishi Sunak to stand up to the “Brexit purity cult” of Eurosceptics within the Conservative party to resolve the Northern Ireland protocol impasse.The Labour leader will use a speech in Belfast on Friday to encourage the prime minister to take on the once highly influential European Research Group (ERG) of backbench Tory MPs to find a fix for issues arising from Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements.The time to put Northern Ireland above a Brexit purity cult, which can never be satisfied, is now.The Scottish government took this case to the Supreme Court, which was completely clear about the ability of the Scottish government to do that (hold a referendum) unilaterally. What I want to do is have a constructive dialogue with the Scottish government to make sure we can continue to deliver for the people of Scotland. Continue reading…