SNP might want no-deal Brexit, claims Michael Gove
Michael Gove has claimed the refusal of the SNP to back the new Brexit Bill could suggest they want the UK leave the EU without a deal.
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Scottish and Welsh FMs push for Brexit delay in joint letters
The Scottish and Welsh First Ministers have called for more time to scrutinise the new Brexit deal and potentially hold a second referendum in letters sent to Boris Johnson and Donald Tusk.
Aberdeen co-leader urges Sturgeon to fully fund flagship care pledge
Aberdeen co-leader Jenny Laing has warned Nicola Sturgeon that the SNP's flagship pledge to scrap council charges for social care like meals on wheels must be funded properly.
Scottish politicians react to Prime Minister’s Brexit defeat
Scottish politicians have reacted to Boris Johnson’s Brexit defeat, which the First Minister described as a “severe blow to his plan to bludgeon his bad deal through”.
End of Labour in Scotland if they vote for Brexit deal – Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon has warned that if Labour votes for the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal then the people of Scotland will never forgive the party.
SNP puts forward plans for Brexit extension and general election
The SNP wants MPs to back a three-month Brexit delay to hold a general election.
Nicola Sturgeon vows SNP will not back ‘unfair’ Brexit deal
Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed SNP MPs will not back Boris Johnson’s new Brexit deal, as she insisted it will mean Scotland alone is “treated unfairly” when the UK leaves the European Union.
Joanna Cherry QC declines to rule herself out of SNP top job
Joanna Cherry has declined to rule out leading the SNP in the future, saying no woman should ever write herself off for the top job.
Nicola Sturgeon tells SNP faithful it is her ‘duty’ to hold indyref next year
Nicola Sturgeon yesterday claimed it was her “duty” to hold a legal independence referendum to protect Scotland against Westminster and declared it must be held next year.
Nicola Sturgeon declares SNP ‘winning the case for independence’
Nicola Sturgeon has declared that the SNP is “winning the case for independence” as she revealed more detail about plans for Scotland to have a second vote on leaving the UK.
Sturgeon announces plans for new legal powers to help domestic abuse victims
New powers could be given to the police and courts in Scotland to remove those suspected of domestic abuse from the homes of anyone at risk, the country’s First Minister has announced.
WATCH: Nicola Sturgeon’s keynote speech at the SNP conference in Aberdeen
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will close her party’s conference in Aberdeen with a speech on Brexit and independence. She will say that being inside the EU’s single market and close to the UK would give Scotland a “unique advantage”. Watch the live feed below:
Calum Ross: Is oil a problem, not an asset, for the SNP?
Nicola Sturgeon had much to ponder last night as she put the finishing touches to her keynote speech to the SNP conference in Aberdeen.
First Minister told to ‘come clean’ about use of party email account
Nicola Sturgeon must “come clean” over allegations she has been using a private SNP email account for official government business, the Scottish Conservatives have said.
Boris Johnson uses Queen’s Speech to set out a ‘new vision for Britain’
Boris Johnson pledged to make the UK "the greatest place on earth" as he used the first Queen's Speech of his premiership to set out his vision for government.
Fight for a referendum could end up in court, says Michael Russell
Legal action could be taken against the UK Government if it insists on rejecting Nicola Sturgeon’s second independence referendum bid, according to a Scottish Cabinet minister.
Nicola Sturgeon to scrap charges on care services like meals on wheels
Nicola Sturgeon will today pledge to scrap social care charges for services like meals on wheels, lunch clubs and sheltered housing wardens.
Independent Scotland could be an investment magnet, Nicola Sturgeon to say
An independent Scotland could be a “magnet for global investment”, thanks to its unique position between the UK and the EU, Nicola Sturgeon will say.
First Minister told to ‘come clean’ about use of party email account
Nicola Sturgeon must “come clean” over allegations she has been using a private SNP email account for official government business, the Scottish Conservatives have said.
Nicola Sturgeon fails to rule out border between Scotland and England
Nicola Sturgeon has refused to rule out an independent Scotland having a hard border with England.
SNP grassroots bid for independence Plan B quashed by conference
A grassroots attempt to persuade the SNP to consider an independence “Plan B” failed yesterday when the party leadership insisted a legal referendum must be the only means of breaking up the UK.
SNP members reject ‘plan B’ for securing Scottish independence
SNP members have rejected a call for the party to implement a “plan B” for securing Scottish independence.
Labour would need to back independence vote for SNP support – Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon has told Jeremy Corbyn “don’t even bother picking up the phone” to ask the SNP to support a Labour government unless he backs an independence vote.
Sturgeon: I’ll request consent for indyref2 by the end of the year
Nicola Sturgeon has said she will request UK Government consent for another referendum on Scottish independence before the end of the year.
SNP faithful head to Aberdeen with independence on their minds
The SNP will claim momentum is building for independence when the party arrives in Aberdeen for its autumn conference tomorrow.
Nicola Sturgeon says claims that no-deal Brexit puts lives at risk are ‘absolutely horrifying’
Nicola Sturgeon yesterday urged the UK Government to rule out a no-deal Brexit after one of the UK's top doctors warned it would cost lives.
Nicola Sturgeon challenged over Inverness jail’s CCTV safety fears
Nicola Sturgeon was yesterday urged to make safety of Inverness jail staff a “top priority” when she was challenged over the prison’s “insufficient” CCTV coverage.
First Minister officially opens ‘transformational’ health centre on visit to Inverurie
The First Minister yesterday hailed a multi-million pound Aberdeenshire health centre as an example for Scotland as she met the first baby born there and one born just 15 hours ahead of her visit.
Nicola Sturgeon pledges support following devastating Aberdeenshire flash-floods
The First Minister has pledged to help “wherever we can” following pleas for emergency funding to remedy the destruction of last week’s Aberdeenshire floods.
Sturgeon condemns ‘worrying’ plans for US to set tariffs on Scotch whisky
Plans for 25% trade tariffs on Scotch whisky exported to the US are “profoundly worrying” for the industry and “in no-one’s interest”, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Nicola Sturgeon should not be anywhere near Glasgow climate summit, Johnson says
Boris Johnson has said he does not want Nicola Sturgeon “anywhere near” a global climate summit being held in Glasgow next year.
Boris Johnson rejects SNP calls for second independence referendum
Boris Johnson has rejected SNP calls for a second independence referendum, saying 2014 was a "once-in-a-generation event".