SNP notch up victory over Tories in Highland by-election battle
The Scottish National Party has won another seat on Highland Council after a recording a success in a by-election.
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SNP accused of ‘climate hypocrisy’ over North Sea support
Environmental campaigners have accused the SNP of “climate hypocrisy” after an Aberdeen MP backed new tax breaks for the North Sea oil industry.
David Mundell: SNP misleading people on alternative Brexit plan
The SNP is misleading people over an alternative Brexit plan, according to Scottish Secretary David Mundell.
Labour and SNP MPs clash over future of North Sea oil reserves
Oil exploration will need to be abandoned and huge volumes of black gold left in the ground if the UK is to meet climate change targets, the Labour Party said yesterday.
UK Government forced to publish Brexit legal advice after embarrassing Commons defeat
The UK Government must today publish its “final and full” legal advice on Theresa May’s Brexit deal after MPs forced its hand in a humiliating Commons defeat.
SNP expects amendment to suspend Article 50 EU withdrawal process to be brought
The SNP’s leader at Westminster has said he expects an amendment to suspend the Article 50 EU withdrawal process to be brought forward in the Commons in the coming days.
TV Brexit debate between May and Corbyn ‘dereliction of duty by BBC’
BBC bosses have been told broadcasting a TV Brexit debate with just Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn would be a “severe dereliction” of the broadcaster’s public responsibility.
Scots will not allow May to ‘rob them of rights as EU citizens’, warns SNP
Scots will not allow Theresa May to “rob them of their rights as EU citizens”, the SNP has said.
Nicola Sturgeon suggests indyref update will be next year
Nicola Sturgeon has signalled that she will not give an update on her independence referendum plans until next year.
North-east MSP cleared of financial impropriety following lobbying row
A North East MSP has said he hopes a "line can be drawn" after he was cleared of financial impropriety following a lobbying row.
North-east MSP cleared of financial impropriety following lobbying row
A north-east MSP has said he hopes a "line can be drawn" after he was cleared of financial impropriety by a standards watchdog following a lobbying row.
Theresa May rejects SNP call for an alternative Brexit deal
Theresa May has rejected a call to renegotiate for a softer Brexit.
Brexit agreement ‘risk’ to north-east renewables talent, warn SNP
The Brexit agreement poses a “risk” to the future growth of renewable energy talent and jobs in the north-east, an SNP spokesman has said.
Europe ‘could be willing’ to renegotiate Brexit, Sturgeon says
European leaders could be willing to renegotiate a Brexit deal to keep the UK in the single market if Theresa May fails to get her draft agreement through the House of Commons, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
SNP seek to take advantage of Westminster’s Brexit turmoil
Politically, the SNP will feel it has much to gain from the latest Brexit crisis to engulf Westminster.
Europe ‘could be willing’ to renegotiate Brexit, Sturgeon says
European leaders could be willing to renegotiate a Brexit deal to keep the UK in the single market if Theresa May fails to get her draft agreement through the House of Commons, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
SNP appoints first woman as party chair
The SNP has appointed a woman to chair the party for the first time.
Anti-Semitism should not be ‘weaponised’, says Sturgeon
The First Minister has urged MSPs not to “weaponise” issues such as anti-Semitism for “petty, party political reasons”.
People’s Vote support presents risks for future indyref – SNP MP
A prominent SNP MP has warned that backing a so-called People’s Vote on Brexit could present “all sorts of risks to a future independence referendum for nothing”.
Claims that the SNP face Budget ‘dilemma’ over widening tax gap
Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to rule out further tax rises after the Budget left her facing a “dilemma” over the widening tax gap between Scotland and the rest of the UK.
SNP warns against ‘absolute nightmare’ no-deal Brexit scenario ahead of Budget
SNP deputy Westminster leader Kirsty Blackman has warned against an “absolute nightmare” no-deal Brexit scenario ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget.
Independence majority could be lost in next election – poll
The pro-independence majority at Holyrood could be lost in the next Scottish election, according to a poll.
Tory interim leader brands SNP in Glasgow an ‘abject failure’
Scottish Conservative interim leader Jackson Carlaw has branded the SNP’s first 18 months at the helm of Scotland’s biggest council as an “abject failure”.
Services axed and morale at a low ebb as First Aberdeen admits ‘unprecedented’ turnover of staff
First Aberdeen bosses have admitted that an “unprecedented” number of bus drivers have quit in the last year - with one worker claiming up to 120 have left their roles.
Scottish Government has underestimated healthcare funding by £400m – economist
An economist has said the Scottish Government may have underestimated healthcare funding needs by more than £400 million.
SNP in fantasy land over Europe as it tries to square economics with independence
Twenty-one years after leaving office, John Major has found a moral urgency that he lacked in Downing Street, commenting this week: “No form of Brexit will remotely match up to the promises made by the Leave campaign in the referendum: they were vote-gathering fantasies, not serious politics.”
Brexit will crash the economy, SNP Westminster leader warns
Brexit will crash the economy, the SNP’s Westminster leader has warned.
UK Government told it must shield North Sea industry from Brexit fallout
Chancellor Philip Hammond has been warned not to risk the North Sea’s “bright future” as he faced calls to bring forward Budget measures to shield the industry amid fears of a Brexit-induced skills shortage.
Backing fudged Brexit deal would be dereliction of duty, Sturgeon warns MPs
MPs who vote a “cobbled-together” Brexit deal through Parliament would be guilty of a “dereliction of duty”, Nicola Sturgeon has warned.
Sturgeon warns MPs ‘cobbled-together’ Brexit deal would be dereliction of duty
MPs who help Theresa May get a “cobbled-together” Brexit deal through Parliament would be guilty of a “dereliction of duty”, Nicola Sturgeon has warned.
Nicola Sturgeon to unveil ‘common sense’ Brexit plans
A “common sense” alternative to the UK Government’s Brexit plans is to be set out in a new Scottish Government paper, Nicola Sturgeon has revealed.
Six in 10 Scottish voters back extending Brexit talks to avoid no deal – poll
A majority of people in Scotland back extending negotiations with the EU to avoid a no deal Brexit, a new poll suggests.