Motorists need independent fuel price regulator to stop them being ripped off, says Angus MP
A Tory MP has called for motorists to be shielded from the spiralling cost of petrol by an independent fuel price regulator.
UK Government
Defence personnel ‘to have salaries topped up by £1,500’ by MoD
Troops based in Scotland will have their salaries topped up by as much as £1,500 to offset SNP tax hikes, the Defence Secretary says.
SNP minister pleads with UK counterparts to save Arbroath smokie from imitations
A Scottish minister has demanded assurances from the UK Government that rip-off protections for Arbroath smokies are not traded away.
Home Office delay in appointing ‘recovery champion’ in drugs fight is ‘disgrace’, says SNP
The UK Government has been accused of stalling over its appointment of a “recovery champion” in the wake of shocking drugs death figures in Scotland.
Dundee businessman can’t visit his children after passport renewal rejection
A Dundee businessman’s bid to renew his passport has been denied because authorities do not believe he is related to his dead father.
Tory MP in Angus warns Theresa May against imposing fuel duty hikes on families
A Conservative MP has warned the Treasury against hitting families with a fuel duty rise.
Prime Minister hails £20bn Australian warships contract for BAE
Theresa May has hailed the award of a £20 billion contract to the British defence giant BAE Systems to build a new generation of warships for Australia.
BAE Systems wins £20bn Australian warships contract
British defence giant BAE Systems has won a 35 billion Australian dollar (£20 billion) contract to build a new fleet of warships for Australia.
Dundee City Council condemns UK government over Holyrood ‘power grab’
Dundee City Council's chief executive has been instructed overwhelmingly to write to the UK government condemning a "Westminster power grab".
UK minister confident that Dundee to Heathrow flights will run without state cash
Flights from Dundee to Heathrow will be so popular that the likely new route should not require state subsidies, a Tory minister has predicted.