Scottish National Party

Pro-independence parties have secured a combined majority in the Scottish Parliament, reviving the push for a new referendum on breaking away from the United Kingdom and mounting intense pressure on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer following severe nationwide electoral defeats for his governing Labour Party. Renewed Mandate for Independence Labour…

UK/Europe State of the Union: The Scottish National Party is expected to win its fifth consecutive victory in Scotland. Getty Images The Labour Party suffered losses in local and regional elections across England and Wales on Thursday while Reform UK, a right-wing populist party led by Nigel Farage, made major…

Saturday 29 November 2025 1:45 pm  |   Updated:  Saturday 29 November 2025 2:11 pm The FCA has been asked to investigate the Treasury over Budget briefings. The Financial Conduct Authority has been urged to wade into the row between the Treasury and the Office for Budget Responsibility and investigate government…

Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf announced his resignation Monday in the latest setback for his Scottish National Party (SNP) and its goal of achieving Scottish independence from the rest of the United Kingdom. Yousaf, who became the country’s leader following Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation last year, stepped down ahead of votes…

Listen to article Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday, further opening the door to the UK opposition Labour Party to regain ground in its former Scottish heartlands in a national election expected later this year. The 39-year-old politician said he would also stand down as leader of the Scottish National…

Humza Yousaf is no longer Scotland's first minister. — AFP Humza Yousaf, leader of Scottish National Party, resigns following the crumbling of his power-sharing deal with the country's Green Party and igniting a search for a new person to take his place as the new first minister. After ending a…

Updated 3 weeks ago · Published on 17 Nov 2023 10:20PM · The Scottish government says an independent Scotland would move quickly to rejoin the European Union. – AFP, November 17, 2023. AN independent Scotland would move quickly to rejoin the European Union, the Scottish government said today as it…

We spoke to Jackie Baillie, deputy leader of the Scottish Labour Party and Scottish National Party MP for Glasgow East, David Linden, and asked him what he thought of Labour's claim they were the party of change in Scotland...Read More

Scottish police arrested Nicola Sturgeon, the nation’s former first minister, as part of an inquiry into misspent party funds last week. She was later released without formal charges. Members of the Scottish National Party, or SNP, did not threaten a violent uprising over the arrest of their former leader. They…

Nicola Sturgeon should consider resigning from the Scottish National Party (SNP) while police carry out an investigation into its finances, former leadership candidate Ash Regan has said. Scotland’s former first minister Ms Sturgeon was arrested and subsequently released without charge on Sunday as part of the police inquiry. The investigation,…