Scottish National Party

Scotland’s deputy first minister has been accused of “twisting data” in a “desperate” attempt to justify the region’s COVID-19 restrictions, which are significantly stricter than in neighbouring England. The Scottish National Party (SNP) administration imposed a ban on large-scale events including football matches on Boxing Day in order to slow…

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The Scottish Rewilding Alliance is calling on the Scottish Greens to make the trial reintroduction of lynx and the widespread relocation of beavers a core part of any agreement they reach with the Scottish National Party. The Scottish Greens manifesto stated they ‘support the gradual reintroduction of species native to…

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The PM has invited the leaders of the devolved governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to a summit It follows the fourth straight parliamentary victory for the pro-independence Scottish National Party Topic |   Britain E3B1C256-BFCB-4CEF-88A6-1DCCD7666635 Published: 9:45pm, 9 May, 2021 Updated: 9:45pm, 9 May, 2021 Read More

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LONDON — The Scottish National Party won its fourth straight parliamentary election on Saturday and insisted it will push on with another referendum on Scotland's independence from the U.K. even though it failed by one seat to secure a majority. LONDON — The Scottish National Party won its fourth straight…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to the media after Conservative Party candidate Jill Mortimer won the Hartlepool by-election, at Hartlepool Marina, in Hartlepool, north east England, Friday, May 7, 2021. Britain's governing Conservative Party made further inroads in the north of England on Friday, winning a by-election in the…

Counting has resumed in Scotland's parliamentary election with the governing Scottish National Party very close to securing a majority that would see it make a push for another independence referendum. With 49 constituencies counted, the SNP had won 40 seats on Saturday and is clearly on course to win its…

Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party (SNP) look set to cruise to another election victory, however the party is playing down its chances of getting a majority in the poll. The Scottish first minister said a majority, which the party has said would give the country a mandate for a second…