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Sturgeon: UK Government should be ‘clamouring’ for indyref2 if confident of win

The UK Government should be “clamouring” for another vote on Scottish independence if it is confident of winning, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Speaking on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, the First Minister said her Government has plans “ready ...

09 Oct 2022 at 13:55

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Three-quarters of MSPs should support independence before new vote – Tory peer

Three-quarters of MSPs should support independence before a new referendum is allowed, a Conservative peer has said. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Lord Frost also said those in favour of the union “need to start fighting back” against the SNP. ...

19 Aug 2022 at 17:22

Andy Burnham: Scotland should have as close as you can get to home rule

Scotland should have ‘as close as you can get to home rule’ – Burnham

Scotland should have “as close as you can get” to home rule, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has said, while discussing a possible second independence referendum. Mr Burnham said he was still opposed to Scottish independence but said the ...

23 Aug 2022 at 22:59

Scots 25% more likely to support independence under next PM, poll suggests

A quarter of Scots would be more likely to support Scottish independence regardless of who becomes the next Prime Minister, a new poll suggests. The survey of 1,002 Scots done by Survation and Diffley Partnerships for Charlotte Street ...

16 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Keir Starmer: Labour government would help Scotland shape its own future

A Labour government would help Scotland “shape its own future” Sir Keir Starmer has said. The Labour leader is set to address party members in Liverpool on Tuesday when he will set out his ambitions for the future. Speaking in his ...

27 Sept 2022 at 01:06

Starmer: Labour will make no election deal with SNP under any circumstances

Sir Keir Starmer has categorically ruled out a Labour election pact with the SNP, insisting: “No deal under any circumstances.” The Labour leader claimed Scotland’s success in the UK is “met with gritted teeth” and viewed as a ...

27 Sept 2022 at 17:17

Angela Rayner: I’m against us going ‘anywhere near’ a Scottish independence vote

Labour’s deputy leader has cautioned against going “anywhere near” another Scottish independence referendum as she claimed a Labour government would “make the changes we need”. Angela Rayner told a crowd in Edinburgh that ...

08 Aug 2022 at 20:03

Sturgeon: Scotland will vote Yes to independence by comfortable margin

Nicola Sturgeon has said she believes Scotland will vote Yes to independence by a “comfortable margin”, when asked about her plans for a second referendum. The First Minister also discussed post-independence energy ...

10 Aug 2022 at 16:47

UK Government submits written argument in IndyRef2 case

The UK Government has submitted its argument in a case that could allow the Scottish Parliament to legislate for another independence referendum. Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain QC referred a prospective referendum ...

09 Aug 2022 at 13:29

Union ‘has become decidedly less popular’ in Scotland, report finds

A major survey used to gauge the attitudes of people across the UK has found the Union “has become decidedly less popular” in Scotland. The British Social Attitudes poll attempts to discover the prevailing ...

22 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Alba Party calls for action at Westminster over Scottish independence

The Alba Party is to call for parliamentary interventions at Westminster in a bid to force the UK Government to agree to a second Scottish independence referendum. The party, led by former first minister ...

22 Sept 2022 at 12:22

SNP formally seeks to intervene in Indyref2 court case

The SNP has formally submitted an application to intervene in a case that could allow the Scottish Parliament to legislate for an independence referendum. In a 15-page submission to the court, lawyers ...

02 Aug 2022 at 18:02

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