Councils asked to review practices to stop potential adopters being turned away
Councils have been asked to review their adoption practices following concerns eligible parents who wish to adopt are being wrongly turned away.
Gavin Williamson
Councils asked to avoid using schools as polling stations
Funding has been announced to help councils find alternative polling station venues for the December elections to avoid schools having to cancel their Christmas events.
Sir Lenny Henry backs calls to Government to support creative subjects in school
Artists and politicians have backed calls for the Government to reverse the drop in students taking “vital” creative subjects at school.
Theresa May rejects demands for police investigation into Huawei leak
Theresa May has blocked a police investigation into whether Gavin Williamson breached the Official Secrets Act by leaking sensitive information.
Defence minister fires warning shot to bank over Moray closure
The UK Government’s defence minister has joined the fight to save a closure-threatened Moray bank.
Ministry of Defence to spend £4 million protecting Scottish salaries from tax increases
More than 8,000 military personnel will have their salaries protected from income tax increases in Scotland.
Cutting off Defence Secretary ‘most popular thing I’ve done on TV’ – Madeley
Richard Madeley has defended his decision to cut off Gavin Williamson part-way through a live interview, saying it was “probably the most popular thing I have ever done on television”.
TV presenter Madeley cuts off minister who avoided question four times
An angry Richard Madeley terminated a live TV interview with Gavin Williamson after the Defence Secretary dodged his question four times.
Construction begins on RAF Lossiemouth upgrade as UK response to increasing ‘Russian threat’
The north-east has become “integral to national security” as UK bids to combat the increasing threat posed by an aggressive Russia.
Lossiemouth prepares for a fleet of P8 Poseidon aircrafts
Yesterday I had the pleasure of hosting the Secretary of State for Defence Gavin Williamson in Moray as he cut the turf on a £132m facility for the UK’s new fleet of Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft at RAF Lossiemouth.
New defence secretary must review Fort George closure decision
A north MP has urged the new secretary of state for defence to look again at the decision to axe Fort George.