David Davis

Former Conservative Cabinet minister David Davis has criticised the new Public Order Act for being 'too crude' (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Free speech is under attack by illiberal forces that pose threat to democracy

Polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm on 4th May

David Davis calls for delay to photo ID for voting in local elections

Wind is a woeful form of renewable, writes reader (Picture: George Maciver/Adobe)

Readers' Letters: Don’t be in dark about renewables potential

From left, Nadine Dorries, Lindsay Hoyle, and John Nicolson

SNP MP faces probe for revealing Speaker's investigation into Nadine Dorries

Tory Rebellion against Johnson grows as senior figure warns of electoral losses

Tory Rebellion against Johnson grows as senior figure warns of electoral losses

The post from SNP candidate and incumbent councillor, Denis Dixon.

Edinburgh SNP councillor seeking re-election likened Brexiteers to Nazis

Nadine Dorries has insisted 97 per cent of Conservative MPs back the Prime Minister (file image). Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images.

Boris Johnson tells truth 'to the best of his knowledge' - Nadine Dorries

Scotland-only changes to smoke alarm rules are unfair, says reader

Readers' Letters: Smoke alarm changes unfair to householders

Boris Johnson and David Davis in happier times

David Davis warns Boris Johnson must go or Tory party faces ‘dying a death'

Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during Prime Minister's Questions. Picture - House of Commons/PA Wire

Boris Johnson's battering at PMQs leaves Operation Big Dog facing hard choices

Conservative MP David Davis urged a rethink over the Nationality and Borders Bill.

Plans to strip British citizenship without warning ‘legally disputable’

Concerns have been raised about government plans to introduce photo ID for voting.

Voter ID bill a danger to democracy say campaigners

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing attacks from his own party over the foreign aid cut.

Analysis: Foreign aid decision shows popularity trumps what is right

Nicola Sturgeon has been First Minister for more than six years, but for how much longer, John McLellan wonders (Picture: Andy Buchanan/PA Wire)

Shattered trust in Sturgeon may mean a new political chapter – John McLellan

David Davis suggested Nicola Sturgeon’s alleged misleading of Scottish Parliament would be seen very differently if she'd apologised and admitted she may have made a mistake.

David Davis says Nicola Sturgeon should have apologised and admitted mistake

Nicola Sturgeon takes the oath before giving evidence to the Holyrood committee set up to investigate the Scottish government's handling of complaints made about Alex Salmond (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Will election give SNP the power to further debase Scotland? – Brian Wilson

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Nicola Sturgeon has said she's 'not surprised' by 'partisan leak'

Nicola Sturgeon and Ruth Davidson went to head to head during First Minister's Questions

FMQs sketch: Forget the 'bombshell' truth, it's electoral trench warfare

Nicola Sturgeon has denied the allegations made by David Davis MP.

Nicola Sturgeon says David Davis part of 'old boys' club' with Alex Salmond

Conservative MP David Davis used parliamentary privilege to criticise the Scottish Government's handling of allegations against Alex Salmond. Picture: Getty

Salmond complainer confirms she asked for help from Sturgeon's chief of staff

Former Brexit Secretary David Davis has accused Sturgeon's chief of staff Liz Lloyd of lying to the Scottish Parliamentary inquiry. (Picture: Getty Images)

David Davis accused Sturgeon aid of lying about Salmond Inquiry - what he said

Conservative MP David Davis spoke in the House of Commons yesterday.

Nicola Sturgeon: ‘I will not be side tracked by Salmond’s conspiracy theory’

Mr Swinney further insisted that Ms Sturgeon had given “an open and candid account” of her involvement in the 2018 investigation process. (Photo by JEFF J MITCHELL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

John Swinney brands SNP texts read out by David Davis ‘essentially irrelevant’

Photo credit : Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

David Davis uses parliamentary privilege to reveal SNP Salmond messages

Using Vitamin D to treat Covid patients can reduce death by 60% - new study finds (Photo: Shutterstock)

Using Vitamin D to treat Covid patients can reduce death by 60% - new study find...

Coronavirus in the UK: Britain could face large Covid wave if lockdown restrictions are lifted too quickly

Britain could face large Covid wave if lockdown is lifted too quickly

The European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom, Michel Barnier, leaves EU House, London, after trade talks deal between the EU and the UK. PA Photo.

Withdrawal Agreement has been shown up for the turkey it is - Brian Monteith

Time for Theresa May’s Brexit plan or general election – Brian Wilson

Brexit stalemate looms as Theresa May’s critics join EU to blast Chequers

David Davis: PM’s Chequers plan ‘almost worse’ than being in EU

Brexit: ‘None of this really amounts to taking back control from EU’

Back my plan or face no Brexit at all, Theresa May warns Tory rebels

Clarity urged on post-Brexit status of Irish citizens in Scotland

Euan McColm: Era of the political fraud changes habits of a lifetime

In Full: David Davis’s resignation letter to the PM

Cabinet agrees plans for ‘UK-EU free trade area’ at Chequers talks

Government compromise on 'meaningful vote' avoids Brexit defeat

Brexit: Special Northern Ireland terms could have ‘unravelled’ the UK

Holyrood Brexit deal ‘very close’, says David Mundell

Sturgeon’s EU plans rejected over risk of UK trade barriers

Euan McColm: A new low for SNP’s spin machine

Eurocrats are pickpockets preying on UK taxpayers, says Cameron

Pressure mounts on Cameron over Europe

Lords reform threatens to trigger civil war between coalition parties

UK government preparing email and internet surveillance legislation

Brown bans expenses rule-breakers from standing at next election

Thatcher 30 years on

Home Secretary's future in doubt after porn films row

Lesley Riddoch: The next generation is keeping an eye on the Big Brother state

Tories ridiculed as Davis quits to force by-election over terror laws

Britain's open door to terror

Illegal immigration 'is theft from taxpayers'

Blair's plan to drive out criminals draws fresh fears for civil liberties

Terror law in disarray after judge's ruling

Immigrants from eastern Europe top 345,000

Jamie Oliver is 'most influential celebrity'

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