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Sturgeon: I will refresh case for independence after historic local elections

Nicola Sturgeon has said her Government will soon start refreshing the “very positive case” for Scottish independence, as she insisted recent election results showed there is a “growing sense that the UK in its current state is not serving the needs ...

09 May 2022 at 12:25

Scotland

Second Scottish independence referendum ‘unlikely’ next year – ex-adviser

A second Scottish independence referendum is “unlikely” to happen within Nicola Sturgeon’s preferred time frame, a former senior staff member in both the Scottish Government and the SNP said. Kevin Pringle also warned that, if a vote on leaving the ...

20 Mar 2022 at 11:55

‘Game is up for the union’, says Blackford as he calls for Scottish referendum

The “game is up for the union”, the SNP’s Westminster leader said, as he called for another Scottish independence referendum following his party’s victory in the local elections. Ian Blackford added that the SNP is not seeking the Prime Minister’s ...

10 May 2022 at 18:25

Scotland

Independent Scotland could take in more refugees, says minister

Independence would allow Scotland to take in more refugees, a government minister said, as she declared it is “time to have a conversation about what kind of country we want to be”. Scottish Green co-leader and circular economy minister Lorna ...

13 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Len McCluskey: Scottish Labour stagnation makes Westminster victory ‘impossible’

Labour’s “stagnation” in Scotland could make the idea of the party winning the next Westminster election “impossible”, a former trade union chief has warned. Len McCluskey, who spent a decade leading the UK’s largest union, urged party ...

29 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon: Labour has given the ‘proverbial two fingers’ to Scotland

Labour has “given the proverbial two fingers to Scotland” by failing to support a bid for independence, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The Scottish First Minister made the comment at a press conference at Bute House in Edinburgh on ...

14 Jul 2022 at 17:04

Scots must have ‘democratic choice’, Sturgeon says ahead of key indyref update

Scots must be permitted to have “the democratic choice they have voted for” in a second vote on independence, Nicola Sturgeon has insisted. The Scottish First Minister and SNP leader spoke out ahead of delivering a “route ...

28 Jun 2022 at 01:01

‘Marginal swing’ either way could determine result of independence referendum

A marginal swing for either side in Scotland’s proposed independence referendum could decide the outcome “because the polls are so tight”, an expert has said. Mark Diffley said that support for Scotland remaining in the ...

03 Jul 2022 at 13:06

Scotland

SNP campaign to get Scots to register to vote ahead of planned indyref2

The SNP has launched a new campaign to encourage Scots to register to vote in the run-up to next year’s planned independence referendum. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants to hold a second vote on leaving the UK on ...

03 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

More than half of Scots do not want indyref2 next October, poll finds

More than half of people in Scotland do not want another independence referendum next year, according to a new poll. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced plans for a second vote on the issue on October 19, ...

30 Jun 2022 at 12:57

Minister suggests SNP may seek energy deal with Russia after independence

A minister has suggested the SNP may have “some kind of idea of a future deal with Vladimir Putin” for energy in the event of independence, as the Government resisted calls for a referendum. Business minister ...

29 Jun 2022 at 15:00

PM insists to Nicola Sturgeon he can ‘not agree’ to a second referendum

Boris Johnson has formally rejected a call from the Scottish First Minister for Holyrood to be given the power to hold a second independence vote. In a letter to Nicola Sturgeon, the under-fire Prime ...

06 Jul 2022 at 20:00

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