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Politics Independent 25/02/2021 10:46:19 PM Councils to seize empty shops to put them into use under Labour plans Why can’t former prime ministers stay out of the limelight? Sturgeon denies politics behind censorship of Salmond submission Protocol checks will be ‘overwhelmed’ when supermarket exemption ends Cameron tells Johnson to be ‘muscular’ to build green recovery Oxford team ‘assessing’ possibility of making vaccine tablets Tory candidate for mayor accused of ‘degrading’ comments about women Boris Johnson accused of misleading MPs over funding for North No 10 says residents pushing for cladding help will ‘slow things down’ No plan for longer school day to make up lost time, says Williamson Secondary schools given a week to return all pupils to classrooms Alex Salmond inquiry member ‘heartily sick of the whole affair’ A-level and GCSE results brought forward amid appeal fears Salmond vs Sturgeon: Your complete guide to the ‘whole sorry story’ Labour to oppose corporation tax hike in big political reversal MP not allowed to speak while wearing sweater to Commons debate Will the SNP’s civil war damage support for independence? What are the four tests Boris Johnson is using to lift lockdown? PM turns his back on calls for boycott of Chinese Olympics Matt Hancock ‘takes down’ picture of pub linked to Covid contract Vaccine passports could be banned in some circumstances, PM indicates Stamp duty holiday ‘to be extended until June in Sunak budget’ LGBT+ representation in government stalling, says first openly gay MP Inside Politics: Could Boris Johnson speed up his roadmap? £700m for tutoring and summer schemes as pupils try to catch up Lockdown exit: 10,000 sign petition to make 21 June a bank holiday What is the row between Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon about? Peers inflict third defeat on government over ‘genocide amendment’ Salmond will not appear at Holyrood committee – follow live Would-be Liverpool mayor mulls legal action over exclusion by Labour Salmond pulls out of appearance before Holyrood inquiry Sturgeon breaks with England with return to Covid tiers in Scotland Scottish parliament removes and redacts Alex Salmond evidence Feud at top of Scottish politics mars independence push Boris Johnson filmed telling lighting operator to ‘p*** off’ in 1992 Boris Johnson sets 21 June date for return to normal life for England Boris Johnson suggests journalists are always ‘abusing’ others Brexit deal won’t be approved until end of April after delay agreed What time is Nicola Sturgeon’s announcement today? Watch live as Sturgeon outlines roadmap out of Scotland lockdown ‘Professor lockdown’ increases pressure on ministers over roadmap Holocaust survivors demand meeting with PM over ‘genocide amendment’ Labour criticises move to delay gender pay gap enforcement by 6 months World’s poorest countries could be charged for UK’s ‘surplus’ vaccines Boris Johnson’s union unit has ‘troubles’, admits Scottish Tory leader Care home staff could require proof of vaccination, Hancock says Inside Politics: PM’s roadmap too slow for Tory lockdown sceptics Alex Salmond claims ‘malicious’ attempt to remove him from public life Trudeau and his cabinet abstain from China genocide vote What did Boris Johnson say in his lockdown speech today?

BBC Politics 25/02/2021 10:46:13 PM Salmond saga 'a crisis of credibility' for Holyrood Opposition leaders question why the Crown Office asked for written evidence from Alex Salmond to be redacted. The Salmond inquiry and the political stink at Holyrood The impact of the SNP fallout is hard to predict Scotland's Lord Advocate: Law officer with a dual role Related content The Salmond inquiry and the political stink at Holyrood The impact of the SNP fallout is hard to predict Scotland's Lord Advocate: Law officer with a dual role The impact of the SNP fallout is hard to predict MPs fail in bid to change fire safety payment rules Rebel Tories urged the government to ensure leaseholders are protected from extra costs. Eat British fish campaign needed - Johnson The PM promises action to boost the industry - but Labour says his Brexit deal threatens jobs. Covid adverts urge people to still stay at home It comes amid falling cases, the vaccine rollout and the launch of the roadmap out of lockdown. UK Treasury to control Wales' 'levelling up' cash Ministers accused of "aggressively" undermining devolution over fund worth 800m to three nations. Windrush generation offered £12m in compensation Priti Patel praises the progress, but admits there is "more work to do" to build bridges with the community. The impact of the SNP fallout is hard to predict MPs fail in bid to change fire safety payment rules Rebel Tories urged the government to ensure leaseholders are protected from extra costs. Eat British fish campaign needed - Johnson The PM promises action to boost the industry - but Labour says his Brexit deal threatens jobs. Covid adverts urge people to still stay at home UK Treasury to control Wales' 'levelling up' cash Windrush generation offered £12m in compensation Johnson has LGBT 'blind spot', says Chris Smith 24 NI leaders at odds on Irish sea border meeting 3 PMQs: As it happened 14 Fly-tipping across England rose before Covid-19 10 Summer schools in England part of catch-up plan 8 Video 3 minutes 40 seconds'I was the first openly gay cabinet minister' Video 51 secondsMP calls on PM for ‘differentiation’ of beer duties Video 1 minute 26 secondsSNP: Covid 'exposes deep inequalities' in 'broken' UK Video 1 minute 28 secondsStarmer: Three out of 10 are not self-isolating Video 1 minute 25 secondsLib Dem leader wants UK to boycott China Olympics Features & Analysis Why has Johnson opted for caution on Covid? What is the Salmond and Sturgeon row all about? Will there be 'vaccine passports' and will I need one? Roadmap: Can we avoid an economic long Covid? What's the roadmap for lifting lockdown? 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By Steffan Messenger Home-school kids 'failed' decade after scurvy death By India Pollock Hope indoor care home visits could be allowed soon NI leaders at odds on Irish sea border meeting By John Campbell 'Power grab' claims over regeneration fund Protocol 'disadvantages guide dog owners' - DUP By Stephen Walker UK Treasury to control Wales' 'levelling up' cash 'Challenge' for some families to afford face masks Video content Eat British fish campaign needed - Johnson By Brian Wheeler Labour MP presses for free school meal expansion Covid: Pledge to vaccinate all adults by 31 July Video content The impact of the SNP fallout is hard to predict Covid adverts urge people to still stay at home The Salmond inquiry and the political stink at Holyrood By Glenn Campbell Welsh Tory MS faces court battle over £25,000 By Felicity Evans & David Deans Pandemic eviction notice law to become permanent Summer schools in England part of catch-up plan How many people have been vaccinated in Wales? Politics.co.uk 25/02/2021 10:46:05 PM ‘Get a grip on reckless supercar renters’ Covid and prisons: ‘A tragic lost opportunity’ Outcry over Scottish fish farm pollution UK should ‘set example’ by helping Uighurs Daily update – Starmer and Johnson clash in PMQs The moment that made me quit Talk Radio Rishi Sunak: The Covid chancellor ‘We need to fix social care’ ‘Why are you out?’ – Disabled people and the pandemic Breakaway Green Party group says ‘build HS2’ Week in Review: Ignore the noise Can you name the last ten vice presidents of the US? Paying for the pandemic: Corporation tax ‘One punch killed my dad’ ‘Communities need to come together’ to tackle food poverty HS2 to Toton ‘critical’ to East Midlands’ regeneration ‘Life will not return to normal after covid’ ‘Government should look at ending lockdown early’ Week in Review: Ignore the noise Lockdown scepticism shows the limits of post-truth politics   Free speech proposals are 'Trojan Horse for authoritarianism' Free speech proposals are ‘Trojan Horse for authoritarianism’ Universal credit cut ‘would hurt working families’ Update ‘analogue’ competition rules to boost competitiveness ‘Give the tourism and travel sector an exit strategy’ How racial hierarchies are determined by economics The real lesson of the Article 16 row Chartered Institute of Taxation comments on Tax Minister's Tax Day proposal Labour shifts towards electoral reform support Why our political system ‘incentivises incompetence’ Covid-hit elections: ‘an opportunity to resuscitate democracy’ Need-to-know: NHS white paper Week in Review: Liberty in the age of borders Can Labour take back the flag?

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