1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (578+ words) A referendum on Scottish independence is “not off the table”, a senior minister has said, despite comments from the Prime Minister. Separation from the UK was thrust into the fore again this week after Andy Burnham said in the House…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (571+ words) Planned tourist taxes on overnight stays will be a disaster for hospitality businesses, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch warned. Andy Burnham’s Government has given permission for regional leaders across large parts of England to introduce levies on overnight stays to help…...

3+ day, 31+ min ago   (935+ words) Holidaymakers across England face a new tax on overnight stays under Government plans to give mayors greater economic power in their regions. Local leaders will set the fee as a percentage of the cost of accommodation, rather than a flat…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (651+ words) Millions of pounds raised from the “tourist tax” being introduced in London could be used to fund public transport, says a Cabinet minister. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said it would be “reasonable” if London Mayor Lord Sadiq Khan decided to…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (703+ words) Plans to give England’s mayors the power to introduce a tourist tax will be set out on Thursday. The levy will be decided by local leaders and charged as a percentage of the cost of accommodation to overnight visitors, rather…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (657+ words) Lord Sadiq Khan is pushing for the quick introduction of a “tourist tax” in London to be charged at up to 5% of the cost of a hotel room. City Hall is drawing up proposals for the new levy and how…...

1+ week, 53+ min ago   (897+ words) First Minister John Swinney has refused to say when the Government will announce how many jobs will be lost through public sector reforms. As ministers deal with a near-£5 billion black hole predicted by the end of the decade, the…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (743+ words) John Swinney has said he cannot put a “specific figure” on how many jobs might be lost as part of plans to cut the number of Scotland’s health boards. The First Minister said that he has been open about the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (807+ words) Anas Sarwar, the former Scottish Labour leader, has taken his seat in the unelected House of Lords. Lord Sarwar, who led the Scottish party for more than five years, wore the traditional scarlet robes for the ceremony in the upper…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (992+ words) The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said the Government is implementing “the largest prison building programme since the Victorian era”. The ambition is that an extra 14,000 prison places will be added by 2031. There is no publicly available data which could either…...