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...Since the department is headed by Michael Gove, generally acknowledged as one of the most effective secretaries of state, it is not entirely underpowered....
...And you’ll be shocked to hear that Ian Blackford, the Westminster leader of the SNP, was very unhappy. Ian Blackford The prime minister has every right to oppose independence....
...MSPs to the Scottish Parliament just over two months ago”, Blackford said....
...Ian Blackford, leader of the Scottish National party at Westminster, claimed at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday that a zero tariff deal would “end a way of life that has endured for generations”...
...Ian Blackford told the Telegraph newspaper: “Obviously we’re keen to take steps to get back to normality . . ....
...Ian Blackford, leader of the Scottish National party at Westminster, said it was “red, white and blue” tape....
...Some were former advisers to Michael Gove, the Cabinet Office minister who betrayed Johnson to run against him in the 2016 Tory leadership contest....
...In his letter to opposition leaders including Ian Blackford of the Scottish National party and Ed Davey of the Liberal Democrats, he said: “Such an extension of up to one or two years can be agreed jointly...
...“This will mean a reduction in standards in one part of the UK driving down standards elsewhere,” said Ian Blackford, SNP leader at Westminster....
...“Her time is up,” said the Scottish National party’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford....
...The revelations, which last week forced the resignation of Sir Michael Fallon as defence secretary have highlighted what many people believe is a toxic atmosphere around British politics....
...Both Jeremy Corbyn, Labour leader, and Ian Blackford, Westminster leader of the Scottish National party, welcomed Mrs May’s plan to hold a summit on the sexual misconduct crisis....
...michael.skapinker@ft.com More columns at www.ft.com/skapinker...
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