
Chancellor Healey Faces £35 Billion Budget Gap for Spending Pledges
A leading think tank reports that the UK government requires billions in additional funds to fulfil its public spending commitments.

A leading think tank reports that the UK government requires billions in additional funds to fulfil its public spending commitments.







Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon stated she felt "deceived, betrayed and lied to" by her estranged husband, Peter Murrell, following his admission of embezzling over £400,000 from the Scottish National Party. Sturgeon made the remarks during a book festival appearance in Ireland, describing the period as the "worst week of her life."

First Minister John Swinney has dismissed calls for a parliamentary inquiry into former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, who pleaded guilty this week to embezzling over £400,000 from the party. Swinney stated a five-year police investigation and Murrell's successful prosecution rendered such an inquiry unnecessary, despite opposition claims of a wider "culture of cover-up and secrecy" within the SNP.