The National - Politics

• All of Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour supporting acts quit after Macklemore dropped

  ALL of Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour supporting acts have quit the remaining dates in solidarity with Macklemore, who was removed from the shows after he made several onstage statements supporting Palestine...

• Labour Government warned UK faces 'cost-of-living emergency' as inflation rises

  THE Labour Government has been warned that the UK faces a cost-of-living emergency this winter unless it rolls out urgent financial support for households as inflation rises again amid surging fuel prices...

• Irish President speaks of 'strong ties' with Scotland as visit gets under way

  IRELAND'S President has spoken of the “strong ties” between her country and Scotland ahead of meeting First Minister John Swinney on Wednesday...

• UK Government's Gaza statement was not enough – but a step closer to justice

  ‘WE welcome the Foreign Secretary’s parliamentary statement on Israel’s ethnic cleansing, illegal settlements and settler terrorism,” went the statement from peace organisations across the country.

• Andy Burnham's plans won’t stop the purchase of British politics by super-rich

  British politics is profoundly compromised. For decades now, uncapped donations from the super-rich and their agents have flooded into the Labour and Conservative parties