The Foreign Secretary has got tough with devocrats pursuing their own foreign policy, whilst his predecessor picks up several endorsements from Scottish and Welsh MPs.
Also: Mercer resigns over Government’s handling of historical allegations against veterans; and Welsh health minister fends off no-confidence vote after latest scandal.
Good luck to every Conservative standing for election today. Let us hope that in future much more power is devolved to the roles you are competing for.
My minority report, unlike the majority one of the Women’s and Equality Committee, respects the province’s devolution settlement.
Also: Will Lyra McKee’s murder in Londonderry be enough to re-start the political process in Northern Ireland? It doesn’t seem likely.
Also: Dugdale wins lawsuit against cybernat blogger; devolution row as English hospitals shut out Welsh patients over funding; and a week in SNP bad news.
Also: Dublin urged to ‘come clean’ over support for IRA during the Troubles; Welsh tax powers come into force; and Salmond inquiry tells Sturgeon not to destroy evidence.
Also: Tory MPs lead the charge against prosecutions of ex-servicemen who served in Ulster; Ulster Unionist leader savages DUP; and more.
Devolution has given us the chance to solve the long-standing transport and infrastructure problems which have been holding us back.
Also: Ministers brace for fight with SNP over ‘Stronger Towns Fund’; Scottish Government backpedalling hard on welfare devolution; and more.
Cardiff Bay has incubated an insular cartel whose hostility to reform is delivering public apathy and policy failure.
With Westminster, Holyrood, and City Hall all setting overlapping rules, confusion and expense are sure to follow.
As predicted, they have scarcely profited from the collapse of UKIP – and now Abolish the Assembly is mounting a challenge for the unionist vote.
Also: possible breakthrough for devoscepticism as ‘Abolish the Assembly’ projected to win seats; and Scottish Tories embroiled in EU referendum row.
To date, they have had to endure a parade of candidates speaking to Westminster, from Westminster, about Westminster.