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First Minister Humza Yousaf speaks to the media after speaking at the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) forum at the Royal Bank of Scotland Business School in Edinburgh.

Scottish ministers meet to rule on fate of deposit return scheme

Rishi Sunak's government needs to co-operate fully with the Covid-19 Inquiry (Picture: Leon Neal/WPA pool /Getty Images)

Sunak's government must be open with Covid inquiry – Christine Jardine

First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf tries his hand at hedge trimming during campaigning in Pollok (Pic: Robert Perry/PA Wire)

Deposit return scheme on the brink as Alister Jack rejects call for concessions

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown during a 'Making Britain Work For Scotland' rally

Gordon Brown’s latest ‘save the Union’ plan faces reality check

Former PM Boris Johnson has been referred to the police by the Cabinet Office over further potential rule breaches during the pandemic. PIC: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Boris Johnson denies new lockdown rule breaking allegations

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been accused of wanting to keep the Covid inquiry in the dark.

Government launch legal action to stop Covid inquiry seeing Johnson's WhatsApps

A cigar smoked by Sir Winston Churchill in wartime nearly 80 years ago has been found in a jar.

Cigar smoked by Winston Churchill during World War 2 is up for sale

Lab tests have shown vapes confiscated from school students were mostly illegal, and had high levels of lead, nickel and chromium (Photo: NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

Government announces crackdown on vape adverts targeting children

Boris Johnson is furious with the Prime Minister and believes he's been stitched up.

Analysis: Inside Tory civil war as Boris Johnson strengthens Rishi Sunak's hand

The scene after a car collided with the gates of Downing Street

Man arrested after car crashes into gates of Downing Street

Boris Johnson is at the centre of a furious spat within the Conservative party.

Boris Johnson drops lawyers as Cabinet Office threatened with legal action

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been spared an investigation as to whether she broke the ministerial code.

Suella Braverman will not face investigation over handling of speeding offence

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons.

PMQs: How did the SNP's Stephen Flynn, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer perform

Boris Johnson has accued the Cabinet Office of making "bizarre and unacceptable" claims about him after the department referred the former prime minster to police over further potential lockdown rule breaches.

Analysis: Death, taxes and the Tory party being torn apart by Boris Johnson

PMQs: Sunak accused of overseeing 'uncontrolled immigration' as Tory MP ejected

Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson referred to police over new Covid rule breaking claims

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has once again been accused of breaking the ministerial code.

Tory MPs claim Braverman speeding leak 'undermines democracy' amid SNP fury

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves after a press conference at the International Conference Centre during the G7 Summit

The makings of Crony Corporatism will be the death of Sunak’s Conservatives

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has spent a lot of time taking about his colleagues behaviour.

Analysis: Ministerial misbehaviour once again gets in the way for Rishi Sunak

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been backed by Downing Street after trying to avoid getting points on her licence.

Opposition demand investigation as Downing Street back Suella Braverman

It is reported that Mrs Braverman asked Home Office aides to help organise a one-to-one driving awareness course

Rishi Sunak declines to back Suella Braverman over speeding points allegations

Despite the focus on stopping small boats crossing the Channel, legal migration to the UK is at record levels, but most new arrivals choose to live in England. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

BBC board commissions review into broadcaster coverage of migrant crossings

Rural affairs secretary Mairi Gougeon. Picture: Fraser Bremner/Scottish Daily Mail/PA

Scottish minister writes open letter on food security to Rishi Sunak

Prince Harry and Meghan have been married since 2018. Credit: Getty Images

Rishi Sunak speaks out on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle car chase

Home Secretary Suella Braverman struck an Orwellian tone in her speech at the National Conservatism conference (Picture: Victoria Jones/PA)

National Conservatism is wake-up call about far-right politics – Joyce McMillan

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak shows off his socks to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, which has the name of Kishida's favorite baseball team, Hiroshima Toyo Carp. on them. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/AFP via Getty Images

G7: Rishi Sunak strikes historic defence and security deal with Japanese leader

Lorna Slater

Slater says deposit return scheme could be axed by end of month

Farming unions said Rishi Sunak's farm to fork summit showcased "a positive outlook" for UK food security (Chris J Ratcliffe/PA)

Rishi Sunak's food summit prompts questions on Scotland's support for farmers

External Affairs Secretary Angus Robertson says the UK Foreign Office is undermining Scottish devolution

UK Foreign Office accused of undermining Scottish devolution

SNP Westminster deputy leader Mhairi Black asked the deputy Prime Minister to admit Brexit has failed.

Mhairi Black asks deputy Prime Minister to admit Brexit has failed'

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is struggling to ensure party discipline.

Analysis: Rishi Sunak in Japan as MPs jostle for attention

Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg delivers his keynote address during the National Conservatism conference at The Emmanuel Centre in London. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Rees-Mogg criticises EU law plans as ‘pathetically under-ambitious’

Finland's outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who is to step down as Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader in September 2023, has said she will get a divorce.

Outgoing Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin files for divorce

Climate protesters gathered outside Norwegian oil giant Equinor’s London offices to protest

​Rishi Sunak hints at go-ahead for controversial Rosebank oil field

The local elections are a key test for Rishi Sunak

Tories suffer major losses in English local elections

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking on the first day of the Scottish Conservative party conference at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Douglas Ross criticises Rishi Sunak's team after row with media mars conference

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a Q and A with Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross on the first day of the Scottish Conservative party conference at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow.

Analysis: PM's approach to Scottish media was dripping with Number 10 arrogance

Scottish Conservative Leader Douglas Ross speaking on stage on the second day of the Scottish Conservative party conference at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow.

Douglas Ross confident he has backing of MSPs amid tactical voting plea anger

Downing Street tried to avoid holding a huddle with media at Scottish Tory conference.

SNP in spotlight, but transparency in politics remains a cross-party issue

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking on the first day of the Scottish Conservative party conference at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow.

Sunak rejects calls for more devolved powers for Scotland

Twitter's blue ticks are now mostly only given to users who pay for them (Picture: Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images)

Elon Musk was right to end Twitter’s old 'lords and peasants' system

Rishi Sunak will address the Scottish Conservative conference on Friday

Rishi Sunak to urge SNP to stop focusing on ‘constitutional abstractions’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces questions over tax loopholes.

Rishi Sunak dismisses tax loophole criticism as 'this non dom thing'

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak dismissed questions about his tax concerns as "this non-dom thing".

PMQs: How SNP's Flynn pinned down Rishi Sunak on child refugees

After the damage caused by Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak has restored much credibility, with a knock-on effect for Douglas Ross and the Scottish Conservatives (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

SNP's woes mean Scots Tories could double their seats at next general election

Humza Yousaf met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Humza Yousaf raises 'UK attacks on devolution' at first meeting with Rishi Sunak

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Minister for Defence Richard Marles and Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy, along with the Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell at the launch of the country's biggest defence shakeup in decades.

Australia to boost defence capabilities amid growing China threat

Dominic Raab said he felt 'duty-bound to accept the outcome of the inquiry' into allegations of bullying against him (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Politicians' behaviour has hit trust in democracy but voters will have their say

Nicola Sturgeon did not enjoy a good relationship with Boris Johnson.

How did previous first meetings between First Minister and Prime Minister go?

Humza Yousaf will meet the Prime Minister today. Picture: PA

Yousaf to demand 'whisky fairness' in first meeting with Rishi Sunak as FM

The Scottish Greens entered government after co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater signed up to a cooperation deal with the SNP's former leader Nicola Sturgeon following the 2021 Holyrood election. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Leader: Will Humza Yousaf throw the Greens overboard to keep his administration ...

Dominic Raab has resigned as Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary (Picture: Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Brian Wilson: Raab quitting means 4/5ths of Britannia Unchained fanatics are out

The former Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab was a close ally of the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Analysis: Raab resigns over bullying as Rishi Sunak's list of allies grows thin

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has resigned from his post. Picture: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images

Dominic Raab's resignation letter in full

Dominic Raab has faced a series of bullying allegations.

Rishi Sunak in no hurry to decide as Dominic Raab’s fate hangs in the balance

A rare doll with a striking resemblance to a young Boris Johnson could fetch up to £17,000 when it goes under the hammer.

Doll bearing resemblance to a young Boris Johnson going up for auction

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