Also: Mundell calls for devolution within Scotland; and Hammond praises the Ulster economy.
Also: Demands for probe into expenses of SNP MPs as costs soar; economist says Wales no longer ‘significantly underfunded’; and more.
Also: Tories pick up two Aberdeen council seats; Jones demands single market access trump freedom of movement; and SNP defeated on controversial football law.
Also: Davies defends Welsh devo-sceptics; Tory peer spearheads bid for gay marriage in Ulster; Davidson attacks SNP’s policy vacuum; and Foster comes out swinging for Brexit.
Also: Swinney accused of misleading MSPs over Named Persons; UUP and SDLP offer power-sharing opposition; Plaid AM dismisses Labour pact; and more.
Cardiff Bay’s fixation on state provision is totally at odds with Wales’ co-operative, community-based traditions.
Also: NI Conservatives unhappy but Tory-DUP alliance could – possibly – work; former Plaid leader quits party; and Blair accused of appeasing IRA to secure legacy.
Plus: I upset Plaid. I recommend Matt Forde’s TV series. And: will a ticket to Norwich cost me £27.10 or £103.10?
Also: Sturgeon warned that she risks repeating Labour’s mistakes by governing timidly; Hain hits out at Cardiff Bay for dodging referendum on powers; and more.
Also: Davies claimes Jones is a danger to the UK; the Democratic Unionists hunt deals in Birmingham; and did Plaid accept a donation from Gaddafi?
Contrary to alarmist claims the devolved administrations will be the beneficiaries of a more vibrant UK and new responsibility, money and influence.
By contrast in the Conservative Party we are all Brexiteers now.
Also: Scottish Tories win Labour defection and pitch for more; Welsh Labour attacked by Plaid for backing Conservatives on the Single Market; and more.
Wales has shown Labour failure and a lack of true accountability.
Downing Street can win votes in the regions without resorting to Blair’s pork-barrel spending.