Scottish referendum loss left Nicola Sturgeon in 'floods of tears'
Scottish first minister appearing on Desert Island Discs talks of her devastation, and her obsession with Cilla...
View ArticleScotland should be given control of referendum, says SNP
Party’s MPs pushing for changes to Scotland bill to switch control of referendum from Westminster to Holyrood...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon to appear on Desert Island Discs
Nicola Sturgeon is to be a castaway on BBC radio 4's Desert Island Discs. The programme is due to air on Sunday 15 November at 11:15 as the first minister prepares to mark her first anniversary in the...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon is now the most popular living Scot - official
The leader of the Scottish National Party and Scotland’s First Minister won the top spot ahead of her predecessor Alex Salmond, who came in fourth place. Tennis player Andy Murray and comedian Billy...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne should change course on tax credits - Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon will call on the Chancellor to abandon "potentially catastrophic" cuts to tax credits which she says will hurt many of those most in need of help. The First Minister will set out her...
View ArticleSturgeon’s position on air strikes is about politics not pacifism
Since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Scottish National Party has often given the impression that it’s a pacifist movement, generally opposed to foreign intervention. The...
View ArticleNatalie McGarry withdraws from SNP whip over campaign fund probe
An MP has withdrawn from the SNP whip amid a police investigation over apparent discrepancies in an independence campaign fund. Natalie McGarry was caught up in a probe after concerns...
View ArticleSNP MP at centre of missing donations claim withdraws from party whip
Natalie McGarry ‘determined to clear her name’ in wake of alleged discrepancies in accounts of Women for Independence campaign group...
View ArticleSturgeon will consider 'appropriate action' over Natalie McGarry
Nicola Sturgeon has said she will consider "action that is appropriate but also proportionate and fair" over allegations of an SNP MP's...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon: Scotland's government will not 'willingly co-operate' if...
The Scottish Government will refuse to "willingly co-operate" with new legislation governing trade union activity and industrial action if it is passed at Westminster, the First Minister has said....
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon: Scotland will not 'willingly co-operate' if Trade Union Bill...
The Scottish Government will refuse to "willingly co-operate" with new legislation governing trade union activity and industrial action if it is passed at Westminster, the First Minister has said....
View ArticleSheku Bayoh's family to meet Nicola Sturgeon
Relatives of a man who died in police custody earlier this year are due to meet First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Sheku Bayoh, 31, died after being detained by officers called...
View ArticleLabour urges Nicola Sturgeon to suspend SNP MP Natalie McGarry
Questions raised about role played by MP for Glasgow East after members of campaign group said substantial amounts of donations had gone missing...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon faces 5% cut to Holyrood budget over five years
Cumulative cuts will take place over course of parliament, but capital budget for long-term projects is to increase by 14%...
View ArticleSNP says key questions on Syria 'remain unanswered'
The SNP has said it will not support air strikes in Syria unless the prime minister is able to address "key questions" that "remain unanswered". David Cameron outlined his case in the Commons for...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon lets off steam over heckling MSP
A remark by Nicola Sturgeon about a Labour MSP has been picked up on an open microphone at the end of first minister's questions. It came after Labour MSP Richard Simpson was asked to stop shouting...
View ArticleFirst Minister's Questions: back to the 1800s
And so the Right Honourable Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston KG, GCB, PC, FRS is duly returned as Her Majesty's Prime Minister. The year is 1865. The newly renamed Liberal Party has won an...
View ArticleFirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon calls for carbon capture reversal
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has called on the UK government to reverse its decision to cancel a £1bn competition to develop carbon capture and storage technology. Peterhead power station and the...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon stands by remark over heckling Labour MSP
Scotland's first minister is standing by her remark about Labour MSP Richard Simpson who had heckled her at a Holyrood question and answer session. The start of Nicola Sturgeon's...
View ArticlePeter Robinson: Profile of departing first minister of Northern Ireland
When Peter Robinson became first minister of Northern Ireland in 2008, Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness said Stormont's "honeymoon period" was over. As a founder member of the Democratic Unionist Party...
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