The comments made by George Eustice, the Environment Secretary, on 7 May 2021.
Householders want more frequent recycling collections. Regular food and garden waste collections will ensure that they can get rid of their rubbish faster, at no additional cost to them.
Our proposals will boost recycling rates, and ensure that less rubbish is condemned to landfill.
The comments made by Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish First Minister, on 6 May 2021.
Glasgow Southside is the most diverse and multi-cultural constituency in Scotland – one of the many things that makes it so brilliant. I am confident it will unite today to utterly reject these fascists.
The statement issued by 10 Downing Street on 6 May 2021.
We are pleased that French fishing boats have now left the vicinity of Jersey. Given the situation is resolved for now, the Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessels will prepare to return to port in the UK. We remain on standby to provide any further assistance Jersey requests.
The Trade and Cooperation Agreement brought in changes to fishing arrangements between the UK and the EU. Jersey authorities have a right to regulate fisheries in their waters under this agreement and we support them in exercising those rights.
We will work with Jersey to support the discussions underway with the European Commission.
The comments made by Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish First Minister, on 2 May 2021.
Over the past year, I’ve done my best every day to steer Scotland through this difficult and heart-breaking time.
I have asked a lot of you, and we’ve all asked a lot of each other, to keep the country as safe as possible. I can never thank you enough for the sacrifices you’ve made.
By working together, lives have been saved and the NHS has been protected.
We have made progress and there is now light at the end of the tunnel. Having come this far, it is vital that we stay the course.
This Thursday, there is one more thing you can do to help keep the country on the right track.
To continue our progress and keep Scotland in safe hands, I’m asking you to use both your votes for the SNP.
The SNP is the only party with a clear plan to support the NHS, protect jobs, help our young people get on, and build a better future for Scotland.
And I am the only candidate for First Minister offering tried and tested leadership to guide us through the crisis and into recovery.
Your votes can give me, and a re-elected SNP government, the strength we need to keep Scotland safe.
That means voting SNP on the constituency vote. And voting SNP on the regional list vote.
Both votes are necessary to secure experienced leadership with Scotland at heart.
I’m ready to get on with the job.
Please help me to do that, by using both your votes for the SNP on Thursday.
The comments made by Mhairi Black, the SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, on 6 May 2021.
The pandemic has been tough for everyone, but particularly so for young people.
It has disrupted their education, training and employment – and even stopped them enjoying many key rites of passage that make being young special – whether that’s school proms, graduation ceremonies, birthday parties, moving to university or even just being able to see friends.
Scotland’s young people have made huge sacrifices for the rest of the country and there is more at stake for their future than any other age group.
That’s why the SNP’s Young Person’s Guarantee is such an important commitment, and it’s why we’ll support their incomes by introducing free bus travel and scrapping council tax for everyone under 22.
An SNP government will also deliver affordable homes, put ScotRail in public hands, create new jobs, help with housing costs, and create green jobs in order that Scotland is a net zero country.
And in just a few days’ time, if re-elected, there will be new decisions to take on easing the covid restrictions that will mean much more normality for people’s lives.
And as we look to rebuild Scotland, we have to ask ourselves who should be making the decisions that affect our lives.
On May 6th, just like everyone else, young people will be asked how they want to see Scotland recover, and what future they really want.
Is it Westminster and Boris Johnson, or is it Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP?
Young people across the country could be critical in helping to elect a First Minister who has led us through this pandemic every day and a government that has equality, compassion and fairness at the heart of its policies, instead of putting Scotland’s future in Boris Johnson’s hands.
My message to young people is this – don’t let other people decide your future for you. Get out and vote SNP, and stand up and be counted – because your vote can make a real difference.
We have a choice of two futures, two different governments, one led by Nicola Sturgeon and one led by Boris Johnson.
One that listens, and one that doesn’t.
So today, make it Both Votes SNP to put Scotland’s future in Scotland’s hands.
The comments made by Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, on 29 April 2021.
Today Liberal Democrats are launching our new campaign to protect British farmers and maintain our food standards.
I am deeply concerned that family farming businesses are at risk as the Tories continue to botch our transition away from the EU agricultural system.
Some farmers even risk losing up to half their entire income as the Government is blundering their way towards a new Environmental Land Management scheme.
Liberal Democrats support this new scheme, but the Tories are being much to slow – they are stubborn and out of touch with farmers.
Meanwhile, they’re failing to commit to maintaining our high animal welfare and environmental standards for imported foods.
This would allow foreign imports to undercut responsible British farmers.
Farmers are the guardians of our landscape, they are the stewards of our countryside and vital allies in tackling the climate and ecological crises.
The Liberal Democrats are committed to maintaining the beauty and biodiversity of our countryside which is why we want to ensure public money goes towards public goods like restoring our peat bogs, creating new natural flood protections and managing land to encourage species recovery.
But the Tories risk forcing our family farmers out of business meaning we lose the very people who need to deliver these public goods.
The comments made by Dominic Raab, the Foreign Secretary, on 30 April 2021.
It is disappointing that elections in the Occupied Palestinian Territories have been postponed.
The Palestinian people should be allowed to enjoy their democratic rights – and Israel must allow voting for Palestinians in East Jerusalem, in line with the Oslo Accords. Elections are long overdue and I urge the swift setting of a new date.
The comments made by Dominic Raab, the Foreign Secretary, on 2 May 2021.
In a world where states and criminal gangs twist the news to exploit others, it is vital to safeguard independent and objective news reporting around the world.
This new funding will allow the BBC World Service to take impartial journalism to many more people around the world, by countering those who distort the truth to mislead the public.
The comments made by Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, on 3 May 2021.
The terrible images we have seen in India in recent weeks are all the more powerful because of the close and enduring connection between the people of the UK and India.
I am deeply moved by the surge of support the British people have provided to the people of India and am pleased the UK Government has been able to play our part in providing life-saving assistance.
The UK will always be there for India in its time of need.
The comments made by Brandon Lewis, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on 3 May 2021.
Today marks an important milestone in Northern Ireland’s story. 100 years ago, the Government of Ireland Act came into force – creating Northern Ireland, and paving the way for the formation of the United Kingdom as we know it today.
For me, and for the rest of the UK Government, it is a moment to reflect on Northern Ireland’s past – but more importantly it is also a chance to showcase everything that makes Northern Ireland the phenomenal place that it is today.
There is so much for all of us to be proud of in modern day Northern Ireland – the people, the places and the products – the things that make Northern Ireland one of the greatest places to live, work and start a business in the entire world.
And of course we are all so proud of those truly inspirational healthcare workers, the people who have been working tirelessly throughout the Covid pandemic across our emergency services, and particularly the health service, to keep us safe.
As this year goes on, the Centenary programme will continue to mark this significant national anniversary. I hope that everyone in Northern Ireland can engage with our schemes. Whether you take part in a Shared History Fund project, or secure a place on the Cultural Initiative, or help to plant a Centenary tree – thinking of our future and the environment – at a local school, or that you simply receive a letter bearing the Centenary postmark.
There are so many fantastic events happening to celebrate Northern Ireland’s people, culture, traditions and enterprise throughout this Centenary year, so please do get involved in these great opportunities.
A hundred years on, and Northern Ireland’s Story is still in the making.