Iain Duncan Smith

Wera Hobhouse was denied entry to Hong Kong

Scottish Labour MP says MP being barred from Hong Kong was 'disgrace'

Michael Ancram arrives for a Service of Thanksgiving at St Margaret's Church in central London. Picture: PA

Scottish peer and Tories stalwart Michael Ancram dies aged 79

Rishi Sunak has confirmed that Royal Air Force jets were used to shoot down a 'number of drones' in the Middle East following an attack on Israel. Picture: Getty Images

Yousaf condemns attack, urges Middle East players to stick to UN resolutions

Explainer Who are the big name MPs at risk of losing their seats at the general election?

New polling makes grim reading for SNP MPs hoping to return to Westminster at the next election.

SNP could slip to just 19 seats after next election, poll suggests

MP Tim Loughton, Sir Iain Duncan Smith and MP Stewart McDonald during a press conference at the Centre for Social Justice in central London, after a statement to Parliament that Beijing is behind a wave of state-backed interference.

UK China approach a 'modern form of appeasement', targeted SNP MP says

Some SNP members won't like it but, on one issue, I agree with a Tory Stewart McDonald

UK must get tough with China over its sinister interest in our democracy Scotsman comment

SNP's Stewart McDonald was among MPs targeted

UK ‘turning up to a gunfight with a wooden spoon’ over China cyber-attacks

A number of politicians, including SNP MP Stewart McDonald, are thought to have been targeted in a Chinese state-sponsored cyber-attack. Image: Marek Stefunko.

SNP MP Stewart McDonald among politicians targeted in Chinese cyber-attack

Rise & Fall of Boris Johnson review: Sticking the boot into former PM

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is fighting to save his Rwanda bill.

Rishi Sunak faces crunch vote on Rwanda plan after major Tory revolt

James Cleverly trip shows Britain is all at sea over China Martyn McLaughlin

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, left, and Chinese Vice President Han Zheng attend a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Analysis: Why Cleverly visit could be turning point in Chinese-UK relations

(Left to right) European Council president Charles Michel, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, France's president Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, US president Joe Biden and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen are given a tour of the Itsukushima Shrine. Picture: Jacques Witt/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

G7: Western leaders launch new measures to stop Russia, China

The UK Government has been urged to stand up to President Xi Jinping of China.

Former Tory leader says Government failing to act on China

Home secretary Suella Braverman (third right) during a visit to the migrant processing centre in Dover, Kent. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Why populist rabble rousers like Braverman feed a cycle of hatred - Euan McColm

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford in the House of Commons. Picture: PA

SNP ridicules suggestion it should face Commons over record in Scotland

Former British prime minister Theresa May and her husband Philip May leaving the National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral, London, on day two of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Picture: Henry Nicholls/PA Wire

How have past Tory leaders fared in leadership votes or challenges?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson departs 10 Downing Street for PMQs yesterday (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Blustering Boris has taken power for granted

Minister of State for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change of the United Kingdom Greg Hands.

Douglas Ross ‘entitled’ to opinions on Boris Johnson, says senior minister

The Scottish Government has decided it will 'boycott' the Winter Olympics in Beijing next year.

Scottish Government to 'boycott' winter Olympics in China

There were calls for more kindness in politics after the killing of Labour MP Jo Cox in 2016. (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Whatever happened to kindness in politics?

Boris Johnson should have extended the Universal Credit uplift amid the current crises (Picture: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Universal Credit cut hits poorest as Johnson echoes Callaghan – Scotsman comment

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks during First Minster's Questions. The SNP Government are fighting against the planned cut to Unversal Credit. Picture: Andy Buchanan/PA Wire

Universal Credit: How many people are affected by the cut in each Scottish area?

Iain Duncan Smith is one of six former Tory Social Security Secretaries who have called for the Universal Credit top-up to be continued (Picture: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images)

Why cutting Universal Credit making little economic sense – Brian Wilson

Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith has spoken out against the cut in Universal Credit saying it will 'damage living standards, health and opportunities' for those most in need (Picture: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images)

How does £20 a week benefit cut fit with 'levelling up'? – Ian Swanson

Heathrow is to provide fast-track lanes for fully-vaccinated arrivals as the airline industry steps up pressure on ministers to open up quarantine-free travel to amber destinations.

Heathrow Airport to trial fast-track arrivals for double-vaccinated passengers

Rishi Sunak has been urged to extend the Universal Credit uplift.

Chancellor urged to extend universal credit uplift by former welfare secretaries

Dominic Cummings wanted Boris Johnson to scrap SAGE amid concerns of leaking and lobbying from pro-lockdown advisers.

Dominic Cummings wanted Boris Johnson to scrap SAGE

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's top aide Dominic Cummings leaves 10 Downing Street, London, with a storage box. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Dominic Cummings quits Downing Street despite vow to continue til Christmas

International travellers, including residents returning from abroad, could face police spot checks and fines if they fail to self-isolate on arrival in the UK (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s how much you could be fined if you flout quarantine rules after travellin...

Iain Duncan Smith, wearing a hat with Conservative colleagues, has called for the lockdown to be unlocked (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

Scotland must break Covid lockstep with UK if it saves lives – Laura Waddell

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon shows her appreciation for NHS and key workers on the frontline of the coronavirus outbreak (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Sturgeon breaks political truce with a shot at Tory austerity – John McLellan

Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson put their hands together for the National Health Service.
Photograph:
Andrew Parsons/Getty

Dani Garavelli: We’re all in this together – some more than others

CAS has written to the Chancellor demanding a crisis income for people financially impacted by coronavirus.

Coronavirus in Scotland: Demand for Chancellor to introduce 'crisis income'

Iain Duncan Smith visiting Easterhouse in Glasgow in 2002.

Petition against Iain Duncan Smith knighthood tops 220,000

Iain Duncan Smith talks to the media on College Green outside the Houses of Parliament. Picture: Jack Taylor/Getty

Dani Garavelli: Something of the knight about Iain Duncan Smith

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.

General Election 2019: Key battlegrounds across the UK

Boris Johnson does his best to make up for global clown shortage – Susan Morriso...

Boris Johnson.

MPs pledge to take Boris Johnson to court over threat to break law over Brexit

The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) received up to 150,000 from tycoon Sir Brian Souter's personal charity

SNP donor funded Tory think tank behind raising state pension age to 75
A Tory think tank behind a controversial call to raise the state pension age to 75 is being funded by one of the SNP's most generous donors, it has been reveale...

Lesley Laird: Tories want us to work until we drop - don’t let them

Members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard board the British oil tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday

UK Government accused of ‘major failure’ over Iran oil tanker seizure

Sir John said the UK could have a prime minister who does not have the standing that we have become used to in our top leadership

UK suffering from ‘political nervous breakdown’ claims former MI6 boss

Former Brexit secretary Dominic Raab is challenging for the Tory leadership. Picture: Daniel Leal/Getty Images

Raab won’t rule out suspending Parliament to force no-deal Brexit

I’ve predicted every new Tory leader since 1975 – Susan Morrison

Theresa May. (Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire)

Brexit: Theresa May on the brink after MPs try to force her out

A wooden performance by Education Secretary Damian Hinds on The Andrew Marr show only increased doubts about his government's strategy. Picture: BBC via Getty Images

Lesley Riddoch: Too late to stop Brexit Party bandwagon

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster David Lidington, with host Andrew Marr, appearing on the BBC1 current affaris programme, The Andrew Marr Show. Picture: BBC/PA Wire

Brexit: Theresa May faces ‘grassroots revolt’ as calls to quit grow

Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at the European Council in Brussels. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Brexit postponed: EU leaders agree Article 50 extension to 31 October

Iain Duncan Smith claims most Brits want to leave the EU without a deal in place. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Iain Duncan Smith claims most people want a no-deal Brexit

Martin Armstrong, Chief Executive of the Wheatley Group

Martin Armstrong: Benefits change is universally unfair to those who struggle

Former sports minister Tracey Crouch resigned over the proposed delay. Picture: PA

Government in climbdown over maximum betting machine stakes amid Commons revolt

Theresa May has slapped down anonymous MPs who used violent imagery to describe a possible coup to unseat her.

Theresa May slams '˜dehumanising' and '˜derogatory' comments in Brexit row

Theresa May has been criticised over the policy. (Picture: AFP/Getty)

Universal Credit row explained as pressure mounts on Theresa May to change polic...

The Scotsman Top Stories

Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries