Geraldine Scott

UK

Johnson expected to urge MPs to move on from partygate

The Prime Minister is expected to make a statement in the Commons on Tuesday when MPs return.
18 Apr 2022
UK

UK to send extra money to Kyiv to support Ukraine’s ‘indomitable people’

Along with funding, Boris Johnson is set to press foreign leaders over further support.
6 Mar 2022
UK

Russian oligarchs still have ‘get out of London free’ card under new laws

Labour welcomed the reduction of the register grace period to six months, but said it needed to be reduced further.
6 Mar 2022
UK

We must prepare for darker days ahead in Russian aggression, PM warns allies

Boris Johnson admitted the world had not done enough for Ukraine.
6 Mar 2022
UK

Britain is not turning back Ukrainian refugees at the border – Patel

Home Secretary Priti Patel defended the UK’s offer to those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine.
6 Mar 2022
UK

PM sets out six point plan to tackle Putin

Boris Johnson said the international community must match its words of support with actions

6 Mar 2022
UK

No-fly zone would not help Ukraine, says UK armed forces chief

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said the invasion in Ukraine ‘is not going well’ for the Kremlin.
6 Mar 2022
UK

Now is not the time to call for PM to quit – Starmer

The Labour leader said it was more important to show unity in the face of Russian aggression.
6 Mar 2022
UK

No-fly zone over Ukraine ‘would not help’, says head of UK’s armed forces

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said most of the offensive was coming from Russian artillery.
6 Mar 2022
UK

Match your words with action over Ukraine, PM to tell world leaders

Boris Johnson is due to set out a six-point plan in an essay in the New York Times.
6 Mar 2022
UK

Don’t underestimate the West, Wallace tells Putin

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said if allies stuck together, Vladimir Putin would fail.
5 Mar 2022
UK

Starmer urges action on oligarchs able to ‘sue critics into silence’

The Labour leader said urgent action needed to be taken to tackle so-called Slapps.
5 Mar 2022
UK

PM pays tribute to Britons’ efforts to support Ukraine in ‘barbarous’ war

Boris Johnson thanked all those raising money and ‘coming together’ to support Ukraine.
5 Mar 2022
UK

Starmer and Rayner ‘not best of mates yet, but complement each other’

Angela Rayner said her and Sir Keir were ‘yin and yang’ because they approached issues differently.
5 Mar 2022
UK

I’m doing the groundwork now so that Labour’s next leader is a woman – Rayner

Labour’s deputy leader said she would ‘certainly be pushing’ for Sir Keir Starmer’s successor to be a woman.
5 Mar 2022
UK

Ukraine ceasefire reports welcomed but little sign of Russian aggression abating

Government minister John Glen said legislation in the Commons on Monday would speed up sanction measures.
5 Mar 2022
UK

British nationals told to leave Russia unless it is ‘essential’ to stay

The Foreign Office updated its travel advice on Saturday.
5 Mar 2022
UK

Risk ‘a new Iron Curtain will descend upon Europe’ as Russia’s isolation grows

Ben Wallace said the world faced the prospect of a ‘new Cold War’ after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
4 Mar 2022
UK

Labour calls for Tories to sack co-chair over Russia links

Keir Starmer said if Ben Elliot did not step back, he should be forced out.
4 Mar 2022
UK

Attack on Ukrainian nuclear site ‘an affront to the world at large’

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab said the international community needs to ‘come down hard on Putin’ following the shelling.
4 Mar 2022
UK

Senior judge recommends scaling back of Commons standards tsar’s dual role

Sir Ernest Ryder said the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards should not be both investigator and decision-maker in rule breach allegations.
4 Mar 2022