Two SNP politicians were caught having a torrid affair during lockdown after intimate text messages were uncovered on a mobile phone. The bombshell revelations swept through Holyrood today as details of the extramarital fling between the politicians began to emerge. The secret relationship is said to have carried on during the Covid pandemic in 2020, when …
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Laura Kuenssberg: Questions politicians can’t seem to answer on immigration
By Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg 1 hour ago It’s a “betrayal”. It’s a “slap in the face”. The numbers are “shockingly high” and it’s simply “unsustainable”. Politicians all seem very cross about the numbers of people from around the world making the UK their home. And they nearly all seem to agree …
Bitter rows among French politicians over Paris march against antisemitism | France
France Macron will not attend event but criticises rise of ‘unbridled antisemitism’, as Marine Le Pen says she will participate Tens of thousands of people, including many senior politicians, are expected to march in Paris against antisemitism amid a dramatic surge in anti-Jewish incidents across France and bitter political rows over whether – and how …
Two of Norway’s top female politicians hit by scandal over husbands’ secret shares | Norway
Norway Foreign minister Anniken Huitfeldt and ex-PM Erna Solberg face calls to resign Thu 21 Sep 2023 17.25 BST The careers of two of Norway’s most powerful female politicians are hanging in the balance after their husbands were found to be secretly trading in shares. In two separate cases, the country’s foreign minister, Anniken Huitfeldt, …
UK regulator finds no evidence of politicians being ‘debanked’ over views
Receive free UK financial regulation updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest UK financial regulation news every morning. A review by the chief UK financial regulator has uncovered no evidence that politicians are being denied bank accounts because of their views, according to people briefed on the findings. The …