The Guardian view on the Welsh and Scottish elections: Plaid’s triumph heralds a new era in devolved politics | Editorial

Progressive nationalist parties now hold power in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast. That will be a challenge for the United Kingdom’s overcentralised state When the Scottish and Welsh assemblies were created on the eve of the millennium, the then Labour government in Westminster believed that it had engineered a win-win situation. Devolution, it was hoped, would see off any nationalist threat in Scotland and Wales. Meanwhile, the Labour party’s longstanding political dominance in both nations w...

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Middle East war live: UK and France to host defence talks on Hormuz shipping mission

The UK and France are set to host a multinational meeting of defence ministers on Tuesday to review military plans to restore trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz. This comes after Tehran warned that the Iranian military would respond with a "decisive and immediate response" in the event of a French and British deployment. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

By FRANCE 24

Iran warns British warships deployed to the Strait of Hormuz will be met with ‘decisive response’

The HMS Dragon has been deployed to the Middle East for a potential peace mission in the Strait of Hormuz

By Harriette Boucher

UK, France to host defence ministers meeting on Hormuz

LONDON (AFP) -- The UK and France will on Tuesday host a multinational meeting of defense ministers on military plans to restore trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz, the British government said. The announcement came hours after Iran warned London and Paris against sending warships to the region. "The Defense Secretary John Healey will co-chair a meeting of over 40 nations, alongside his French counterpart, Minister Catherine Vautrin, for the multinational mission's first Defense Minister's

By The Korea Herald

UK, France to host defence ministers meeting on Hormuz