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First Minister of Scotland, Humza Yousaf, delivers a speech at the London School of Economics.

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It is hoped the new 'Star of Caledonia' sculpture near Gretna Green could be completed by 2026. Image: Balmond Studio

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Labour's London mayor Sadiq Khan stands alongside the then Conservative Home Secretary Amber Rudd during a vigil for the victims of the London Bridge terror attacks, carried out by Islamists, in 2017 (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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George Galloway and Sunak's warning about problem he had role in creating Euan McColm

Exclusive Lee Anderson fuelling 'cesspit' of Islamophobia online, says Anas Sarwar

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer, pictured at Prime Minister's Questions yesterday, should unite to condemn all forms of prejudice (Picture: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA)

Sunak and Starmer can't be seen to take sides over different forms of prejudice

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, with former Tory Lee Anderson MP, before the row over his Sadiq Khan comments.

Analysis: Anderson Islamophobia row damaging for Rishi Sunak whatever he does

Dear Lee Anderson, redneck Islamophobia is a gift to Conservatives' opponents John McLellan

SNP MSP John Mason looks on at First Minister Humza Yousaf as the campaign at the Lord Roberts Monument in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow. Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Embattled Speaker faces more pressure to go after rejecting second Gaza debate

Rishi Sunak needs to be much stronger in his condemnation of Lee Anderson's remarks about Sadiq Khan (Picture: Ben Stansall/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Sunak faces profound question of moral judgment over Anderson

First Minister Humza Yousaf at the Lord Roberts Monument in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Yousaf says Tory party 'riddled with Islamophobia' amid talks with SNP MSP

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives to visit a location on the site of the future Haxby railway station near York. Picture: WPA Pool/Getty Images

Sunak says sacked MP Lee Anderson's remarks were 'wrong'

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden insisted Lee Anderson had not meant to be islamaphobic.

Lee Anderson was not 'intending' to be Islamophobic, Deputy PM says

King Canute-like response won't save us from growing storms of climate change Ian Johnston

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is fighting to save his Rwanda bill.

Lee Anderson resigns as Rishi Sunak fights to quell Tory revolt over Rwanda plan

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, whose Labour government considered setting up a holding camp on the Isle of Mull in an attempt to drive down the numbers of asylum seekers entering in the UK.

Tony Blair’s Government considered placing asylum holding camp on Isle of Mull

US President Joe Biden has described Maga Trumpism as 'semi-fascist' (Picture: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Newspaper reports claim Patrick Harvie's plan to force all Scottish homes to have heat pumps by 2025 has been scrapped by the SNP Government, though the Green MSP told Scotland on Sunday the original proposals have been misrepresented (Picture: Fraser Bremner - Pool/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: If Harvie's heat pump plan is dead, Greens should follow

Leader: Voters ought to know truth of bribery claim Scotsman comment

Reform UK leader Richard Tice denied offering money to Lee Anderson to defect.

Reform leader says no bribes were offered for Tories to defect

James Cleverly's talk about the benefits of immigration could help change the tenor of the debate (Picture: Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

Home Secretary's praise for benefits of immigration is important change of tone

The West of Orkney. Picture: Reemt Peters

Hunt calls Tory's suggestion of sending asylum seekers to Orkney 'colourful'

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dungeness, Kent, from the RNLI Dungeness Lifeboat, following a small boat incident in the Channel. Picture: PA

Sunak promises emergency Rwanda legislation as Braverman demands block

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UK heading for most unpleasant election in our lifetimes, says Andy Burnham

The battle of ideas is over, politics is now strictly insults and vibes Alexander Brown

The Home Office plans to accommodated 500 migrants on the Bibby Stockholm barge docked at Portland in Dorset (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Readers' letters: Lee Anderson's foul-mouthed jibe comes as no surprise

Conservative MP and deputy chair Lee Anderson said asylum seekers who did not want to stay on a barge should 'f*** off back to France' (Picture: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA)

Tory’s vulgar remark about asylum seekers is populist distraction technique

Anneliese Dodds has risked opening a rift with the Scottish Labour party over her trans comments.

Labour vows to reform Gender Recognition Act but medical diagnosis will remain

The Sun and the BBC face a series of questions over the Huw Edwards story. Picture: James Manning/PA

Analysis: BBC and The Sun face questions after Huw Edwards story

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is facing calls from within his own party to further cut immigration.

Analysis: Immigration policy tearing Tory party apart

The SNP's Alison Thewliss criticised the calls to reduce migrant numbers.

SNP claim Tory calls to cut migrant numbers would hurt Scotland’s economy

Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg delivers his keynote address during the National Conservatism conference at The Emmanuel Centre in London. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Rees-Mogg criticises EU law plans as ‘pathetically under-ambitious’

Labour's shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Labour ad attack on Sunak ‘not to everybody’s taste’, shadow minister says

Conservative deputy chairman Lee Anderson has revealed he will be paid £100,000 a year for hosting a show on GB News.

Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson to earn £100,000 for presenting GB News show

BBC Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker refused to retract his tweet criticising the UK Government's immigration policies (Picture: Ian Walton/PA)

BBC licence fee lies at heart of Lineker impartiality row – Alastair GJ Stewart

Lee Anderson is the latest Conservative MP to host a show on GB News, the channel has announced.

Lee Anderson MP set to host his own show on GB News

'The new deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, Lee Anderson is wrong to believe that charities supporting asylum seekers in Calais are involved in a multimillion-pound industry'. PIC: UK Parliament/PA Wire

Lee Anderson: ‘myth’ those on Universal credit are in poverty

Christine Jardine MP claimed the SNP had achieved very little in Westminster.

SNP have become 'whining voice' of Scotland, says Scottish MP
The SNP are “wasting their chance” to improve Scotland from Westminster, a Lib Dem MP has claimed.

Lee Anderson, Conservative MP for Ashfield, is the party's new deputy chairman

Why Sunak's promise of integrity in government is already in doubt

New Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson. Picture: PA

Lee Anderson appointment shows Rishi Sunak putting unity over party messaging

Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson expressed support for the death penalty. Picture: PA

Tories labelled 'UKIP-without-the-jokes' as deputy chairman backs death penalty

Appearing on BBC Radio Nottingham Lee Anderson was asked by radio presenter Verity Cowley about a video of him setting up a doorstep encounter during the 2019 election campaign.

New deputy Tory chairman clashes with radio presenter

Rory Stewart, who stood against Boris Johnson to be leader of the Conservative party, said the single most 'practical, efficient and effective' way to help people in need is cash (Picture: Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images)

Poorest need money for food, not lectures about cooking – Susan Dalgety

Volunteer William Forey at Drumchapel food bank near Glasgow.

Tory MP claims people use food banks because they cannot budget or cook properly

England's Harry Kane takes a knee in support of Black Lives Matter movement prior the Euro 2020 soccer semifinal match between England and Denmark

Euan McColm: The cringe of England boycott MP Lee Anderson is off the scale

Boris Johnson leaves number 10, Downing Street as he heads to the weekly Cabinet meeting

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Boris Johnson joked about being "under house arrest" as he continues to self-isolate.

PM tells people self-isolating to socially-distance from housemates

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Boris Johnson is self-isolating for the second time after coming in contact with an MP who tested positive (PA Media)

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Lee Anderson appeared in the Commons on Wednesday

MP now infected with coronavirus appeared in Commons day before meeting PM

Boris Johnson is self-isolating after meeting an MP with coronavirus

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