Scottish National Party

Alex Salmond obituary: Commanding figure who came close to breaking up the United Kingdom

He was a man of ideas, an effective communicator and had built a good relationship with Scottish business

Sat Oct 26 2024 - 00:13

Alex Salmond: Scotland’s talented and flawed ‘colossus’ who idolised Charles Stewart Parnell

Scottish nationalist politician died suddenly on Saturday, as his friends insist his independence dream will live on

Sun Oct 13 2024 - 11:50

Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond dies aged 69

Ex-SNP leader (69) collapsed after delivering speech in North Macedonia on Saturday - reports

Sat Oct 12 2024 - 17:55

There are good reasons for Irish people to pay close attention to what’s happening in Scotland

Worldview: If the SNP recovers its strength, the union will weaken - with consequences for the island of Ireland

Sun Sept 08 2024 - 06:00

‘We need to inject some passion’: Young Scottish independence activists think the movement has lost verve

Union supporters and those in favour of independence are almost ‘eeksie peeksie’ in polls but the Scottish National Party appears to have put its breakaway dream on ice for now

Thu Sept 05 2024 - 16:54

Scottish National Party leader warns of daunting financial challenge for Scotland

John Swinney gives first conference address to the party since taking over as leader in summer

Sun Sept 01 2024 - 19:00

Bruised SNP gathers in Edinburgh as senior figure offers potential olive branch to Alex Salmond

Scottish Nationalist Party members meet for the first time after it was trounced by Labour in July’s UK election

Fri Aug 30 2024 - 19:11

Labour eyes control of Scotland’s parliament after routing SNP in election

Scottish Labour under Anas Sarwar has completed a Lazarus-like recovery

Fri Jul 05 2024 - 18:25

Keir Starmer enters Downing Street as UK prime minister after historic victory

New leader names Rachel Reeves as Britain’s first female chancellor of the exchequer

Fri Jul 05 2024 - 18:23

Tories warn of Labour landslide in final day of UK election campaigning

Comments by ally of Rishi Sunak come as Sun newspaper tells readers to back Keir Starmer on Thursday

Wed Jul 03 2024 - 18:54

Rishi Sunak stuns Westminster by calling snap election for July 4th

British prime minister’s Conservative Party widely expected to lose to opposition Keir Starmer’s Labour after 14 years in power

Wed May 22 2024 - 19:41

Bambie Thug impresses the scholars with Ogham messaging

Ireland’s Eurovision entrant gets top marks for using ancient alphabet correctly

Sun May 12 2024 - 06:00

Kate Forbes appointed deputy first minister as SNP leader John Swinney appoints Scottish cabinet

Forbes had challenged Humza Yousaf for the SNP leadership last year but opted not to stand against Swinney

Wed May 08 2024 - 16:31

Scotland’s new first minister promises to reach out to opposition

John Swinney’s erstwhile SNP leadership rival Kate Forbes is expected to be brought back into the cabinet

Tue May 07 2024 - 20:05

John Swinney confirmed as new leader of the SNP and likely first minister

Mr Swinney will now face a vote at Holyrood, where it is likely he will become the Scottish parliament’s nominated candidate to be the country’s seventh first minister

Mon May 06 2024 - 12:34

A week of high drama in Scottish politics ends with the SNP’s disparate camps joining forces

John Swinney looks set to be crowned leader of the SNP and of Scotland, as Kate Forbes bides her time

Fri May 03 2024 - 16:00

SNP’s ‘dream team’ unites as Kate Forbes pulls out of leadership race and backs John Swinney

SNP veteran Swinney promises to bring his erstwhile young rival back into the heart of Scotland’s government

Thu May 02 2024 - 11:18

Humza Yousaf tried to appear strong, but ended up looking weak

Scotland’s outgoing first minister, who announced on Monday he would quit, lacked political guile, his rivals say

Mon Apr 29 2024 - 20:34

Humza Yousaf to resign as Scotland’s first minister

SNP leader’s decision comes ahead of two no-confidence votes after he ended power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens

Mon Apr 29 2024 - 13:59

Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf will try to repair rift with Greens to save his job

Angry Scottish Greens threatening to back no-confidence motion in the SNP leader after he ended governing partnership with Green Party

Fri Apr 26 2024 - 20:34

Yousaf faces no-confidence vote as SNP’s powersharing deal with Greens collapses

First minister says SNP would govern ‘on our policy terms’ after ending power-sharing arrangement with Greens

Thu Apr 25 2024 - 18:21

Nicola Sturgeon’s husband charged with embezzlement of SNP funds

Peter Murrell was re-arrested on Thursday morning in political finance investigation

Fri Apr 19 2024 - 15:35

SNP leader looks to Republic in bid to free Scotland from Britain’s flagging economy

Humza Yousaf suggests an independent Scotland could be as much a competitor as potential partner for the Republic

Wed Mar 13 2024 - 06:00

UK Commons speaker fighting against attempts to remove him from role after no confidence motion

Lindsay Hoyle changed parliamentary procedure to allow Labour amendment on Gaza debate, sidelining SNP’s original motion

Thu Feb 22 2024 - 21:18

Humza Yousaf faces questions over his political judgment in ministerial iPad affair

Scotland’s health minister Michael Matheson suddenly quit this week, three months after it emerged an £11,000 holiday roaming charge had been racked up on his taxpayer-funded iPad

Sat Feb 10 2024 - 06:00

Humza Yousaf on Gaza, Scottish independence and talking to Labour about the next government

The SNP leader and Scotland’s first minister says he has chosen sides in the Gaza war and that side is ‘humanity’

Thu Nov 23 2023 - 06:00

Starmer allies play down Labour rebellion over Gaza vote

Labour leader loses ten front benchers who voted for Scottish National Party ceasefire motion

Thu Nov 16 2023 - 19:06

The Battle for Britain: Does Scotland hold the key as general election approaches?

The lowdown on British politics as it prepares for its most important general election campaign in decades

Sat Oct 28 2023 - 06:00

Back to the future: SNP’s older members dominate party conference as the young stay at home

Aberdeen Letter: The youthful passion and fervour of times past was absent from party’s get-together this week

Wed Oct 18 2023 - 06:00

Humza Yousaf calls for international refugee scheme for Gaza

Scotland’s first minister condemns Hamas as ‘terrorists’ in his maiden SNP party conference speech

Tue Oct 17 2023 - 18:20

Sturgeon makes surprise appearance at Yousaf’s first SNP conference as leader

Scotland’s former first minister brushes off suggestion that she was upstaging Humza Yousaf

Mon Oct 16 2023 - 19:56

SNP to seek fresh independence vote if it wins at least 29 Westminster seats

Party members agree new independence strategy in Aberdeen as it tries to revive bid to break away from the UK

Sun Oct 15 2023 - 18:18

Keir Starmer says Scottish byelection win is a sign that Labour is heading for power

A 20-point swing from SNP suggests party could win dozens of seats in a British general election

Fri Oct 06 2023 - 08:48

‘Never say never’: Her bid to replace Nicola Sturgeon failed but Kate Forbes may yet get another shot

Forbes has retreated to the Highlands for now having ‘dodged a bullet’ with the SNP currently in crisis

Fri Aug 18 2023 - 13:14