Joanna Cherry campaigning with Nicola Sturgeon. THE SNP were wrong to sack Joanna Cherry from their Westminster frontbench, according to the party s former communications chief. Kevin Pringle said he didn t think it was right or credible for Cherry to have gone from hero to zero as he pointed to the praise she received both inside and outside the party for her successful work to stop Boris Johnson s prorogation of Parliament. Cherry s dismissal last Monday as justice and home affairs spokeswoman for the SNP in the Commons prompted a furious backlash with the row now entering its second week, and with MP Neale Hanvey sacked yesterday from his front bench role over a related internal dispute.
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The High Court has ruled that four pub owners are entitled to be compensated by FBD Insurance for the disruption their businesses suffered due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The High Court has ruled that four pub owners are entitled to be compensated by Insurer FBD for the disruption their businesses suffered due to the Covid-19 pandemic.