SNP leader John Swinney has said his party will do some "soul searching" as its support collapsed and Labour made large gains in Scotland. Mr Swinney admitted the SNP had a "very poor performance ...

In other parts of the UK, the UK government is driving forward nuclear power, as are countries across Europe and indeed the ...

First Minister John Swinney offers his thoughts on Labour’s first 12 months in power at Westminster – and where Keir Starmer ...

Officers from Police Scotland at the home of former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP) Peter Murrell and Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, in Uddingston, Glasgow, after he ...

Newly elected Scottish National Party leader Humza Yousaf speaks after being announced new SNP leader, at Murrayfield Stadium, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Monday, March 27, 2023.

The SNP government is in theory bound by the progressive manifesto it was elected on in 2021. “They will have a responsibility to be there and serve that manifesto,” McEwan says.

The SNP will now look to elect a replacement to lead Yousaf’s government, but they are two seats short of a majority in Holyrood, Scotland’s seat of power, meaning any potential leader would ...

SNP eyes historic second majority. Scotland voted against independence by 55 to 45 per cent in 2014, but recent surveys have suggested that Scottish statehood is supported by up to half of the ...

The SNP is on the slide. Labour is breathing down its neck. But if Keir Starmer wants to win big in Scotland, he must explain what he means by the ‘change’ he’s promising, warns Andrew Grice ...