Rishi Sunak backed the investigation being done by Simon Case, the Cabinet Secretary and head of the UK Civil Service, into the matter - but refused to give his personal view. Mr Case has already said that new guidance could be issued to civil servants working for the Holyrood administration within weeks. Mr Jack, who joined the Prime Minister on a visit to Aberdeenshire on Monday, said he stood by those remarks. The Scottish Secretary said: “I think taxpayer money should be spent on public services in Scotland, that’s where the focus should be. “Those are the issues that are concerning people at the moment, not constitutional wrangling, that’s what I’m focused on delivering as Prime Minister.

Source: The Herald August 01, 2023 09:17 UTC