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THE Constitution Secretary has said trade problems in the wake of the Brexit deal are “far more than teething troubles”, as he urged the UK…

DOUGLAS Ross has repeatedly refused to confirm that Boris Johnson will “say no” to a second Scottish independence referendum.

SNP depute leader Keith Brown has urged Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross (left) to reaffirm his commitment to the Smith Commission. Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) THE Scottish Tories are promising to rip up a key commitment in the Smith Commission by attempting to block a post-pandemic referendum on independence, the SNP have said. SNP depute leader Keith Brown has challenged Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross to reaffirm his party’s commitment to the agreement ahead of his address to Tory party conference today. In agreeing to the Smith Commission’s principles, the party sig...

BBC News By John Campbell Published image copyrightReuters A commission to examine the possibility of giving Stormont more taxation powers is to be led by the economist Paul Johnson. Mr Johnson is the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), a high-profile think tank. Finance Minister Conor Murphy expects it will take about nine months for the commission to complete its work. He said its conclusions will be published before next year's Northern Ireland Assembly election. Northern Ireland is the only one of the devolved regions not to have conducted a comprehensive taxation review o...