An Aberdeenshire councillor has urged changes in Scottish Government regulations to allow paid family leave for elected officials, after struggling to get time off when she had a baby.
A row erupted yesterday when Tory education spokeswoman Liz Smith criticised Western Isles Council’s plans to teach young pupils using Gaelic as their main language.
The Withdrawal Agreement Act receiving royal assent signifies a “constitutional crisis”, SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford has said.
Boris Johnson was branded a "desperate liar" yesterday after he took aim at the SNP's record on education.
Scotland is coming under “unprecedented attack”, SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford has claimed as he clashed with the Prime Minister over Brexit and a second Scottish independence referendum.
The UK is facing a constitutional crisis after each of the three devolved administrations voted against Brexit legislation, the SNP’s Westminster leader said.
The new leader of Aberdeen City Council's SNP group has said it is "entirely possible" that the Nationalists could soon seize control of the chambers.
Nicola Sturgeon will issue an update on her next steps for independence within days after the Prime Minister’s refusal to allow a second referendum.
Nicola Sturgeon has “no mandate” for a second independence referendum, Labour leadership hopeful Jess Phillips has insisted, as she said she would have turned down the Scottish First Minister’s request for a section 30 order if she was PM.
Boris Johnson's Brexit deal sailed through the Commons last night, making Britain's departure from the European Union on January 31 now all but inevitable.
Mike Russell has warned senior UK ministers not to deny the Scottish Government's request to hold a second independence referendum.
Scottish Secretary Alister Jack has said it would be "completely wrong" to devolve referendum powers to Holyrood.
Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal was given the thumbs down by MSPs yesterday, as the Scottish Parliament voted overwhelmingly to refuse consent for key exit legislation.
The SNP has pledged to provide a “strong and united” opposition to the Conservatives at Westminster as the party announced a reshuffle of its frontbench team.
The leader of the largest opposition group on Aberdeen City Council has promised to quit a top post today after being voted in as an MP last month.
A minute’s applause has been held ahead of kick off at the Partick Thistle game to commemorate the death of EuroMillions jackpot winner and “lifelong Jags fan” Colin Weir.
A minute’s applause will be held at the Partick Thistle game on Saturday to commemorate the death of EuroMillions jackpot winner and “lifelong Jags fan” Colin Weir.
The SNP has said UK humanitarian efforts must be stepped up, claiming the government is to fall “well short” of its commitment to resettle 3,000 vulnerable refugee children by 2020.
The winner of one of the UK’s biggest Euromillions jackpots has died after a short illness.
The winner of one of the UK’s biggest Euromillions jackpots has died after a short illness.
The winner of one of the UK’s biggest Euromillions jackpots has died after a short illness.
Winning a second referendum on Scottish independence is “all about gentle persuasion”, SNP MP Pete Wishart has said.
A flagship government scheme to get people into work has been criticised after official figures revealed just 4.1 per cent of those who entered the process were still in work after 26 weeks.
The SNP has accused members of the House of Lords of “guzzling champagne at the taxpayer’s expense”, after the party’s researchers revealed an increase in how much of the luxury booze is sold in the institution.
Britain now looks ready to leave the European Union on January 31 after Boris Johnson's Brexit deal cleared the Commons yesterday.
The SNP has accused Boris Johnson and the UK Government of “taking a wrecking ball” to Scotland with its plans in the Queen’s Speech.
A former SNP MP jailed for embezzling more than £25,000 from pro-independence groups has had her conviction quashed on appeal.
Nicola Sturgeon has published the “democratic case” for a new independence referendum as the Scottish Government requested the powers to hold another vote.
Nicola Sturgeon has insisted “democracy must and will prevail” as she confirmed she has now written to Boris Johnson formally requesting the power for Holyrood to hold a second independence referendum.
The SNP have re-elected two north MPs to lead the party in Westminster.
Boris Johnson will use tomorrow's Queen's Speech to set out how he plans to make 2020 "the year of opportunity, growth and unity" in Scotland.
The SNP is now the only "real opposition" to the Tories at Westminster, Ian Blackford has claimed.