Michael Gove today told Nicola Sturgeon to focus on fixing the NHS after she renewed her independence drive despite the SNP falling short of a majority in crunch elections. The Cabinet Office minister said Ms Sturgeon should think again about her ‘priorities’ in the wake of the Holyrood results, where her party saw a boost … Read more
Boris Johnson has set himself on course for a constitutional clash with Nicola Sturgeon if she pushes ahead with plans for a second Scottish independence referendum – which the PM has called ‘irresponsible and reckless’. Counting continues in the Scottish parliamentary contest, with the SNP leader’s hopes of achieving a majority on a knife edge, … Read more
Boris Johnson has set himself on course for a constitutional clash with Nicola Sturgeon if she pushes ahead with plans for a second Scottish independence referendum – which the PM has called ‘irresponsible and reckless’. Counting continues in the Scottish parliamentary contest, with the SNP leader’s hopes of achieving a majority on a knife edge, … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon could miss out on an SNP majority at Holyrood by just a single seat in an election that could decide Scotland’s future in the United Kingdom. As the process of counting Scottish parliamentary votes began, experts predicted that the First Minister’s chances of wielding enough power to demand a second independence referendum hang … Read more
Scotland waits with baited breath: Counting will begin later this morning after country’s ‘strangest election since devolution’ that could pave the way for new independence bid By Press Association Published: 22:04 BST, 6 May 2021 | Updated: 02:54 BST, 7 May 2021 Voting in Scotland’s strangest election since devolution has ended, with the results expected … Read more
Snow chaos swept large parts of Scotland and northern England today after a -5C freeze overnight – though the wintry snap should subside by the weekend, when Britons are expected to be able to enjoy a drink or meal outside in 70F temperatures. A band of snowy showers which gave the north of Scotland a … Read more
Snow chaos swept large parts of Scotland and northern England today after a -5C freeze overnight – though the wintry snap should subside by the weekend, when Britons are expected to be able to enjoy a drink or meal outside in 70F temperatures. A band of snowy showers which gave the north of Scotland a … Read more
An independent Scotland should not have to pay its fair share of Britain’s national debt if it quits the UK, Alex Salmond’s new nationalist party has claimed. Policy documents drawn up by Alba say that it ‘rejects entirely any obligation’ for the country to inherit a slice of the £1.8trillion if it secedes from the … Read more
An independent Scotland should not have to pay its fair share of Britain’s national debt if it quits the UK, Alex Salmond’s new nationalist party has claimed. Policy documents drawn up by Alba say that it ‘rejects entirely any obligation’ for the country to inherit a slice of the £1.8trillion if it secedes from the … Read more
An independent Scotland would ‘totally’ sign up to the Euro as a condition of joining the EU, says SNP chief Foreign affairs spokesman Alyn Smith said Scots could change their currency His comments appear to contradict the Scottish National Party’s official policy He said joining the euro had worked for Ireland and had a ‘lot … Read more