Nicola Sturgeon: Not my job to prove how different I am to Alex Salmond
Incoming SNP leader has welcomed 60,000 new members – and rising – making it the UK’s third-largest party ...
View ArticleLamont quits 'untenable' leadership
Johann Lamont has resigned as leader of the Scottish Labour Party accusing the Westminster leadership of treating the party in Scotland as a "branch office". The Glasgow MSP called for greater autonomy...
View ArticleClashes continue over new Scottish powers
Scottish and UK ministers are continuing to argue over more Scottish Parliament powers, exactly one month on from the independence referendum. Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael said SNP ministers...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon sells out venues across Scotland in first appearances as SNP...
Nicola Sturgeon’s first public appearance as SNP leader has sold out within 24 hours. The next First Minister of Scotland will address the sell-out event - more often associated with pop stars than...
View ArticleUK withdrawal from the European Union 'must have backing of four nations...
A referendum on whether the UK should leave the European Union must have the backing of all four nations including Northern Ireland, the SNP's Nicola Sturgeon has said. Sturgeon, who will succeed Alex...
View ArticlePM rejects EU poll veto argument
David Cameron has rejected the possibility of a Scottish veto in a UK-wide referendum on European Union (EU) membership. The Prime Minister dismissed an argument from Scottish first minister-in-waiting...
View ArticleScottish National Party Should Pursue Referendum, Parliament Majority: Former...
EDINBURGH, October 30 (RIA Novosti), Mark Hirst - The pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) should adopt a dual strategy for securing independence, pursuing both a new referendum and a...
View ArticleSNP welcomes TV debate consultation
The SNP has described a BBC consultation on TV debates ahead of the general election as a "welcome step". It came after Nicola Sturgeon called for broadcasters to "think again" about their current...
View ArticleTomorrow’s Scotland
The result of the referendum on Scottish independence () was conclusive — 44.7% in favour of independence and 55.3% against, and with a very high turnout of 84.6%, compared with only 60.4% for the...
View ArticleSalmond: Labour 'will pay for a generation' for Conservative deal
Labour in Scotland will pay the price for a generation for campaigning with the Conservatives in the independence referendum, Alex Salmond predicted. The outgoing first minister said there was "deep...
View ArticleJohann Lamont quits as head of Scottish Labour
Glasgow Pollok MSP says central structure of party in London out of touch with political climate after referendum poll ...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon renews TV debates attack
Recent opinion polls prove it is wrong to exclude the SNP from nationally-televised general election debates, the party's leader in waiting has said. Broadcasters have invited UKIP to take part in one...
View ArticleAlex Salmond interview: ‘I’ve never had a problem with taking decisions, or...
Last month Alex Salmond brought Scotland to the brink of independence – and then dramatically resigned as SNP leader. In his first interview since the vote, he looks at how Scotland has changed – and...
View ArticleAlex Salmond: ‘I’ve never had a problem taking decisions’
Last month Alex Salmond brought Scotland to the brink of independence — and then dramatically resigned as SNP leader. In his first interview since the vote he looks at how Scotland has changed — and...
View ArticleScotland to become independent 'within 20 years', says defeated nationalist...
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland will break away from the United Kingdom within 20 years, the defeated leader of the Scots nationalists predicted on Sunday, after a poll showed a majority...
View ArticleJohann Lamont to step down as leader of the Scottish Labour Party
Johann Lamont is to stand down as the leader of the Scottish Labour Party. The Glasgow Pollok MSP has represented her constituency since 1999 and has been leader since December 2011. In the weeks after...
View ArticleScottish Labour Leader Johann Lamont to step down
Johann Lamont is to stand down as the leader of the Scottish Labour Party. The Glasgow Pollok MSP has represented her constituency since 1999 and has been leader since December 2011. In the weeks after...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon on tour
The SNP’s incoming leader meets new party members in Edinburgh ...
View ArticleJohann Lamont standing down as Scottish Labour leader
Johann Lamont has quit as leader of the Scottish Labour Party after accusing the UK party leadership of treating Scotland as a "branch office". A Scottish party source said Ms Lamont had "had enough"...
View ArticleScotland's new SNP leader takes the reins
When the Scottish National Party meets for its annual conference next month, members will have plenty to celebrate. Defeat in September's from the UK was narrower than many commentators had expected,...
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