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Scottish National party

  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    SNP pledges fresh independence talks if it gains majority of Scottish seats

    John Swinney calls on voters to ‘intensify pressure’ for new referendum

    John Swinney smiles as he holds up a copy of the SNP election manifesto
  • Thursday, 13 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    Labour would never seek to take UK back into EU, says Rayner

    Opposition party has agreed to respect outcome of Brexit referendum

    Angela Rayner in the ITV debate studio
  • Thursday, 13 June, 2024
    News in-depth
    Dwindling donations and MPs at risk: the SNP’s struggle against Labour

    Support for pro-independence party has been hit by police probe into alleged embezzlement of funds

    Tommy Sheppard
  • Tuesday, 11 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    Oil and gas jobs dominate Scotland’s election battle

    SNP claims Labour’s tax plans threaten to turn Aberdeen into ‘an industrial wasteland’

    An employee walks along the Total Culzean platform in the North Sea
  • Friday, 7 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    Mordaunt concedes Tories have overseen record tax rises

    Seven-party TV debate sees clashes over cash going to government as well as immigration and climate

    Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner, left, and Commons leader Penny Mordaunt face off in the BBC election debate
  • Thursday, 6 June, 2024
    UK political party funding
    SNP received no cash donations in 2024, says Electoral Commission

    Financial pressure mounts on Scotland’s ruling party after Tories and Labour boost election war chests in first quarter

    View of the Houses of Parliament from the other side of the river Thames in London
  • Monday, 3 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    Labour seeks to win over Glasgow’s wealthy suburbs

    Dismay with the SNP’s record on health and the economy fuels opposition’s hope of a Scottish resurgence

    Labour candidate Blair McDougall knocks on doors in East Renfrewshire
  • Wednesday, 29 May, 2024
    UK prisons
    Scotland to release 550 prisoners early to ease overcrowding

    Opposition criticises move announced by devolved government to deal with ‘unprecedented situation’

    A prison in Glasgow
  • Thursday, 9 May, 2024
    Scottish economy
    Scotland’s new deputy first minister vows to cut burdens on business

    Kate Forbes meets senior executives on first day in office in effort to reset strained relationship with industry

    Newly-appointed Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes in the lobby of the Scottish Parliament ahead of First Minister’s Questions, on May 9, 2024 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Wednesday, 8 May, 2024
    Explainer
    What is the SNP legacy as John Swinney takes on the mantle in Scotland?

    Scotland’s new first minister faces challenges, such as rebuilding confidence in the party’s handling of public services

    Montage of John Swinney against a yellow SNP background
  • Tuesday, 7 May, 2024
    Scottish politics
    Swinney elected first minister of Scotland

    New Scottish National party leader wins parliamentary ballot after resignation of Humza Yousaf

    John Swinney
  • Monday, 6 May, 2024
    Swinney appointed new leader of Scottish National party

    Veteran politician poised to become Scotland’s next first minister after challengers step aside

    John Swinney
  • Saturday, 4 May, 2024
    Euan McColm
    The SNP juggernaut has veered off course

    A failed strategy by its champions and policies that ignore Scotland’s mainstream have set back the independence cause

    John Swinney speaks during a press conference
  • Thursday, 2 May, 2024
    News in-depth
    SNP seeks safe pair of hands in party veteran Swinney

    Path cleared for political survivor and Nicola Sturgeon’s former number-two after main rival steps aside

    John Swinney with SNP supporters and fellow MSPs after a press conference at the Grassmarket Community Project in Edinburgh on Thursday
  • Thursday, 2 May, 2024
    Scottish politics
    John Swinney set to become first minister of Scotland

    Scottish National party grandee says he would offer Kate Forbes ‘significant’ job in government if elected

    John Swinney
  • Wednesday, 1 May, 2024
    Scottish politics
    Scotland’s government survives no-confidence vote

    Seventy MSPs vote against Labour leader Anas Sarwar’s motion, with 58 voting in favour

    Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar during a debate on a motion of no confidence in the Scottish Government, at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh.
  • Tuesday, 30 April, 2024
    Scotland
    The battle for the soul of the SNP

    Support for the party began to crater before Yousaf took over — now it must figure out how to win it back

    People wave Scottish flags and hold placards as they march in support of Scottish independence in Glasgow on April 20
  • Tuesday, 30 April, 2024
    John Swinney emerges as frontrunner to be Scotland’s next first minister

    Deputy first minister says he is actively considering standing as SNP prepares to see off no-confidence motion

    John Swinney
  • Monday, 29 April, 2024
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The unravelling of the Scottish National party

    Downfall of Humza Yousaf further pushes back the prospect of an independent Scotland

    Humza Yousaf arrives for a press conference in Edinburgh
  • Monday, 29 April, 2024
    News in-depth
    Labour scents opportunity in SNP disarray

    Yousaf successor is expected to pivot towards a pragmatic, economy-focused agenda after social issues split party

    Humza Yousaf
  • Monday, 29 April, 2024
    Humza Yousaf quits as Scotland’s first minister

    Scottish National party leader’s decision comes less than a week after collapsing his coalition with the Scottish Greens

    Humza Yousaf announces his resignation at Bute House in Edinburgh
  • Monday, 29 April, 2024
    Explainer
    Who will replace Humza Yousaf as Scotland’s first minister?

    Six contenders are expected to launch bids to become the new leader of the Scottish National party

    From left: Màiri McAllan, John Swinney, Stephen Flynn, Kate Forbes, Jenny Gilruth and  Neil Gray
  • Monday, 29 April, 2024
    Instant InsightRobert Shrimsley
    Political gravity catches up with the SNP

    Humza Yousaf played a bad hand dreadfully but a reckoning for the party was unavoidable

    Hamza Yousaf walks away from a podium after speaking. A Scotland flag hangs in the background
  • Sunday, 28 April, 2024
    Scottish first minister’s future may hinge on breakaway party

    Humza Yousaf might be able to rely on the support of the Alba party in no confidence vote

    Alex Salmond
  • Friday, 26 April, 2024
    Scottish politics
    Scotland’s first minister confident he will win no-confidence votes

    Humza Yousaf seeks support of MSPs to sustain minority government after collapse of SNP-Green coalition

    Humza Yousaf, right, sits next to Ash Regan in March last year
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