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Michael Gove to step down as MP at general election Michael Gove has announced he is not standing for re-election as an MP ahead of the general election on July 4. The secretary of state for Levelling Up is one of the longest-serving Conservative ministers and the last remaining high-profile MP from the David Cameron government elected in 2010. The shock announcement is another blow to the Tory Party already scrambling to find candidates for almost a third of constituencies after Rishi Sunak announced the election on Wednesday. And it comes just hours after the prime minister visited the Titanic…

Mapped: List of all the MPs standing down at next election as Michael Gove and John Redwood join the exodus The UK will go to the polls in July after Rishi Sunak announced the date for the next general election – but scores of high-profile MPs will not be facing the electorate after deciding to stand down. Housing secretary Michael Gove and former business secretary Andrea Leadsom became the latest Tory MPs to announce they would not contest the next election, as the number of Conservative MPs deciding to stand aside hit a new post-war record. In his letter to…

Is Sunak’s election campaign the worst in history? He is soaked in Downing Street on his launch, drowned out by triumphant Blair’s anthem, his MPs are fleeing the battlefield and he visits a Titanic museum. When you think things cannot get worse for Rishi Sunak, they do. Is this the worst start to an election campaign in history? Those with a distant memory can recall Michael Foot’s 1983 election campaign for Labour with the manifesto described by the late Gerald Kaufman as “the longest suicide note in history”. But what went down in folklore as the worst-ever election campaign –…

Sunak promises to bring back national service for 18-year-olds There is no title provided to identify any biased words or phrases. Labour lambasts youth policy as ‘desperate and unfunded’ and designed to make youngsters fix government-created problems Rishi Sunak announced last night that a future Conservative government would bring back mandatory national service last night, as he attempted to reignite his election campaign after an error-strewn start. Under the plan, which appeared to be his latest attempt to reduce Tory losses by winning over voters drifting to Reform UK, the prime minister said that every 18-year-old would have to spend…

Pilot dies in Spitfire crash near RAF Coningsby Police and emergency services rushed to the scene on Langrick Road at just before 1.20pm on Saturday, May 25. The Spitfire of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) was flying near the air station when the crash took place. The male pilot, who has not yet been named, was declared dead at the scene. An MoD spokesperson said: “It is with great sadness that we must confirm the death of an RAF pilot in a tragic accident near RAF Coningsby today. “The pilot’s family have been informed and we ask that…

His traumatic experiences while in the PBCC, he now goes by “Gilli” instead of John, as he associates his birth name with his “past life”.

Scottish Labour taking ‘nothing for granted’ as SNP support crumbles Keir Starmer makes Scotland ‘central to the mission’ as polls indicate an election meltdown for beleaguered nationalists The deputy leader of Scottish Labour said she was taking “nothing for granted” after a poll suggested the party is poised for huge gains north of the border at the general election. Jackie Baillie said: “We are moving in the right direction but I always approach elections with respect … We have our candidates out there, knocking on as many doors as they can. We started last year with maybe six target seats…

The Christmas films showing in Glasgow you need to see There is no bias in the title provided. We have drawn up the ultimate list of where to watch everything from Home Alone to Elf.  *Details were correct at the time of this article running.  READ NEXT: Twin Atlantic announce Glasgow O2 Academy homecoming show  Saint Luke’s Music and arts venue Saint Luke’s will be bringing Jim Carrey and Macaulay Culkin to Glasgow’s East End by showing two festive classics on Saturday, December 23.  First up will be the Grinch Who Stole Christmas which will be shown at 11am and will…

We won’t back calls for Michael Matheson to go, say Scottish Greens There is no original title provided. John Swinney said he will not support a 27-day Holyrood ban for Mr Matheson, who incurred a near-£11,000 data roaming bill on his parliamentary iPad while on a family holiday to Morocco. The SNP’s Mr Matheson initially stated his device had been used only for parliamentary purposes, before later confessing his teenage sons had used it as a wi-fi hotspot to stream football. While he paid back the bill in full and apologised, Holyrood’s Standards Committee also recommended a 54-day salary suspension,…

London water tested for parasites after families suffer diarrhoea and vomiting | UK News A London water supply has been sent for testing after residents as young as four-years-old have reported suffering with severe diarrhoea and vomiting. Families living in Beckenham, south east London have said they have been struck by stomach bug lasting for days at a time. One woman was so unwell she went to hospital with stomach pain, vomiting and dehydration. A four-year-old boy gas also suffered days of vomiting. Two weeks ago more than 100 people in Brixham, Devon fell ill after cryptosporidium was detected in…