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5 tripwires ahead for Scotland’s Humza Yousaf – POLITICO
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LONDON — For Scotland’s embattled first minister, this might be as good as it gets.
Humza Yousaf has spent much his first few months as leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party dealing with the fallout from the dramatic arrest of his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon and other senior SNP figures.
And the ongoing police probe into the SNP’s finances is not all Yousaf has on his plate when Scottish
The tripwires waiting for Liz Truss as Westminster returns – POLITICO
LONDON — Liz Truss’ inaugural conference as Conservative Party leader unfolded in shambolic fashion with a major policy U-turn and open dissent from senior ministers. But the hard work’s just getting started as restive MPs return to Westminster.
Fresh from reversing her plan to cut the top rate of tax, the U.K. prime minister is under pressure to guarantee that social security will keep pace with the cost of living — with major divisions in the party bursting into the