Nicola Sturgeon hands Scottish NHS staff 4% salary rise with ‘immediate’ effect

Nicola Sturgeon hands Scottish NHS staff 4% salary rise with ‘immediate’ effect – on top of health workers’ £500 bonus for working during pandemic Pay rise to benefit around 154,000 employees covered by ‘Agenda for Change’ If NHS England maintain current position, Scottish staff will be much better off  Nicola Sturgeon offering pay rise as … Read more

Michael Gove tells Nicola Sturgeon to focus on running Scotland not independence

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

Michael Gove tells Nicola Sturgeon to focus on running Scotland not independence

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

Nicola Sturgeon rebuffs Boris Johnson’s offer to unite as Team UK

Boris Johnson last night threw down the gauntlet to Nicola Sturgeon over Scottish independence by urging her to join a UK-wide council of war to rebuild the nation after Covid. After knife-edge election results left the SNP one seat short of an overall majority in the Scottish Parliament, the Prime Minister called on Ms Sturgeon to … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon rebuffs Boris Johnson’s offer to unite as Team UK

Boris Johnson last night threw down the gauntlet to Nicola Sturgeon over Scottish independence by urging her to join a UK-wide council of war to rebuild the nation after Covid. After knife-edge election results left the SNP one seat short of an overall majority in the Scottish Parliament, the Prime Minister called on Ms Sturgeon to … Read more

Election 2021: Nicola Sturgeon fights to hold on to her majority

Key moments for today in Scots battleground seats Scotland will find out today whether Nicola Sturgeon has managed to win a majority, with results from key seats set to be declared. Yesterday, 48 constituencies were confirmed, with the SNP on track to form the next Scottish Government. The Nationalists made key gains in East Lothian, … Read more

Election 2021: Nicola Sturgeon fights to hold on to her majority

Key moments for today in Scots battleground seats Scotland will find out today whether Nicola Sturgeon has managed to win a majority, with results from key seats set to be declared. Yesterday, 48 constituencies were confirmed, with the SNP on track to form the next Scottish Government. The Nationalists made key gains in East Lothian, … Read more

Will Nicola Sturgeon miss a Holyrood majority by ONE seat? Polls suggest SNP hopes in the balance

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

Nicola Sturgeon in extraordinary clash with ex-Britain First deputy Jayda Fransen

Nicola Sturgeon has branded the former deputy leader of Britain First a ‘racist and fascist’ after an extraordinary confrontation outside a polling station on election day. Jayda Fransen, who is standing as an independent in Glasgow Southside, the same constituency contested by Ms Sturgeon, confronted the SNP leader on Thursday. Ms Fransen, who is from … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon in extraordinary clash with ex-Britain First deputy Jayda Fransen

Nicola Sturgeon has branded the former deputy leader of Britain First a ‘racist and fascist’ after an extraordinary confrontation outside a polling station on election day. Jayda Fransen, who is standing as an independent in Glasgow Southside, the same constituency contested by Ms Sturgeon, confronted the SNP leader on Thursday. Ms Fransen, who is from … Read more