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Ross, who heads to Holyrood as leader of the largest opposition party with 31 Scottish Conservative MSPs, signalled he will not be relying on numbers to stop the SNP’s independence plans. At a press conference to mark his return to the Holyrood chamber, the Moray MP and now list MSP, spelled out why UK cabinet minister Michael Gove was confident the referendum bill would not end up with the UK government taking the Scottish Government to the Supreme Court.

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Sophy Ridge on Sunday show about what Boris Johnson's plans are after the SNP and the Scottish Greens achieved a majority for independence in the Scottish parliament.

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direct to your inbox The issue of vaccine passports is one which is beset with complex moral and legal considerations, but it could pave the way out of the coronavirus pandemic and for more normal life to return.

Michael Gove to call for assistance.Chief executive Richard Burnett told The Observer the RHA had also found 65%-75% of vehicles arriving from the EU were returning to the bloc empty due to a lack of goods, hold-ups in the UK and because British companies had halted exports to the Continent.A Cabinet Office spokeswoman said they “do not recognise the figure provided on exports”.“Thanks to the hard work of hauliers and traders to prepare for change, disruption at the border has so far been

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coronavirus vaccine supplies from AstraZeneca after the European Union demanded doses from British plants during a row over supply shortages.

direct to your inboxMichael Gove refused to say whether lifting coronavirus restrictions at Christmas was wrong. The cabinet minister was challenged by Ben Shephard on Thursday's Good Morning Britain over the loosening of measures on December 25.

lockdown despite First Minister Nicola Sturgeon criticising it as “not essential”. Gove, the Cabinet Office Minister, said: “The Prime Minister has a responsibility and a role to make sure the vaccine roll-out is proceeding appropriately, to thank those on the front line, NHS professionals and those in the British Army who are making sure things work well.”“It’s absolutely right, the Prime Minister should be there talking to those who are involved in that effort.

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First Minister was involved in four-nation talks on the subject chaired by Michael Gove on Monday night and said there was an agreement further "urgent" discussions would be held in the coming days. The SNP leader reminded Scots today that an effective travel ban is already legally in place across the country, meaning people should not be crossing the border with England unless they have an essential purpose.

direct to your inboxLockdown restrictions in England may not be eased until March, senior Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has warned. The country was plunged into a third national lockdown last night as the government raised the Covid-19 alert to Level Five.

coronavirus lockdown rules will not be until the middle of next month, senior Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has announced. Mr Gove announced that the first possible review date of the lockdown Level 5 rules will be around six weeks from now - on Monday February 15.

Michael Gove is joining day-two of crisis talks on the future of plans for up to three households to mix between December 23 and 27. The talks involve all devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.They broke up yesterday after the first summit ended without an agreement.

direct to your inboxUrgent talks between UK leaders on the easing of coronavirus restrictions over Christmas will resume on Wednesday amid increasing pressure to halt the plans over concerns of a fresh spike in cases.Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove discussed the scheduled relaxation with the first ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on Tuesday but they did not confirm a new position.However, a source in the UK Government said there were no plans to change number of days or

direct to your inboxThe lockdown easement over Christmas is 'unlikely' to change in England because Boris Johnson 'doesn't want to punish the North', according to reports.Michael Gove held a meeting with leaders of the devolved nations on Tuesday evening to discuss the Christmas relaxation in rules following calls from public health experts for it to be reviewed.With no final decision confirmed, talks between the governments in Westminster, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are set to resume

direct to your inboxMichael Gove is to hold urgent talks the leaders of the devolved administrations this afternoon. The Cabinet Office Minister will lead a conversation over the Christmas rules which will see coronavirus restrictions relaxed for five days from next week.

including Greater Manchester where cases are falling rapidly.Michael Gove was reportedly among those arguing London should be under the strictest measures due to the high infection rate in several boroughs.The M.E.N has attempted to contact Downing Street for confirmation that the cabinet received a briefing note on potential job losses in London and whether similar impact assessments were made of other regions.So far, we have had no response.The Mayor Andy Burnham tweeted the Mail's story and

families from three households will be allowed to celebrate Christmas together across the UK.

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Nicola Sturgeon held talks with Tory minister Michael Gove as well as the leaders of the Welsh and Northern Irish devolved governments on Saturday night, with more discussions scheduled for early this week.The First Minister has previously said she was hopeful a common strategy for the festive season could be agreed upon by all four governments.A Scottish Government spokesman said no agreement has been reached and discussions are continuing - but pointed to a Cabinet Office statement published

coronavirus restrictions are slightly relaxed.

Christmas " across the UK in a meeting with all four nations. Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford told a press conference in Cardiff that he had received a letter from Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the start of the week.

SNP MP while Brexit talks are in limbo. Veteran SNP MP Pete Wishart told the Tory cabinet Minister that his a no-deal Brexit meant the UK would be leaving on “Mongolian terms”.

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Michael Gove has refused to publish internal government polling on support for independence and instead claimed that Brexit will be a "ding dong for the Union". The Cabinet Office Minister came under pressure from SNP MPs to publish the Downing Street polling which they suspect shows support for independence is higher than 55 per cent in published polling.

Brexit and a devolution "power grab". The claim by a Labour MSP was made during a tense grilling for the UK Government minister over laws which will set an internal market once powers return from the EU to Westminster.

Wigan Athletic in League One and teams such as Bolton Wanderers and Salford City in League Two, might not see fans back in stadiums until 2021.

should be raised to Level 4. Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty has warned the possibility of 50,000 new cases a day as the country is at the brink of a second wave of coronavirus.