LONDON (AP) – Scotland’s First Minister says her nationalist party will support a new referendum on Britain’s divorce from the European Union if Parliament gets a vote on it.
Only 15 percent of Scottish teenagers want to see more immigration, according to an official study, the results of which will have come as a blow to the nation’s mass migration-backing political establishment.
The government should offer generous tax breaks to encourage prospective immigrants to move to Scotland, according to a Scottish National Party (SNP) report declaring mass migration-driven population growth a “top priority” for the country.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has argued that Scotland needs to open its borders because Scottish people in history have moved abroad.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced the government is working to ‘change the narrative around migration to persuade Scots that the nation needs huge numbers of people from abroad.
Rumours are swirling that Theresa May is willing to effectively leave Northern Ireland within the EU’s Customs Union and Single Market to meet its demands on Britain’s border with the Irish Republic.
LONDON (AP) — Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has delayed legislation that would have sought a second independence referendum.
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has refused to rule out a third referendum on leaving the UK if she loses a second one, or to respect a moratorium on fresh referendums for a fixed period.
The Scottish National Party has demanded powers to control Scotland’s immigration policy in their general election manifesto – a move which would allow Free Movement and mass migration to the whole United Kingdom to persist via a Scottish “back door”.
Scotland’s first minister had conceded her country could not easily rejoin the European Union (EU) after independence but claimed it could pressure a “phased” approach to joining the bloc without adopting the euro.
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of treating fishermen with ‘utter contempt’ after the EU confirmed an independent Scotland would have to surrender its grounds to Brussels as the price of readmission.
SNP MPs representing fishing communities where support for Brexit is strong have broken ranks with the Europhile party line, signing a pledge calling on Scotland to leave the EU and take back its fishing waters.
Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon’s plans to hold a second referendum on leaving the United Kingdom have suffered a blow after polls show barely a quarter of voters back the proposed ballot.
Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has told the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) that the opposition Labour Party are a spent force north of the border. She also called on voters to back her party to “reinforce” her mandate for a second referendum on leaving the United Kingdom.
Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has lambasted the Labour Party as “unelectable and utterly useless” during a fierce exchange in the Scottish Parliament.
Contents: Brexit: The die is cast, and the EU is playing hardball; Britain proposes ‘The Great Repeal Bill’; Scotland demands a new referendum on leaving the EU; Northern Ireland considers reuniting with the Republic of Ireland
New research indicates Nicola Sturgeon and the Scottish National Party are out of touch with the great majority of ordinary Scots on Brexit and immigration.
Scotland would be on the hook for an annual European Union (EU) membership bill of almost £1 billion a year if it left Brexit Britain to rejoin the struggling bloc, as a result of losing the UK-negotiated rebate.
EDINBURGH (AFP) – Just a day before Britain kick-starts Brexit proceedings, the Scottish parliament is on Tuesday expected to dismiss Prime Minister Theresa May’s overtures and back calls for a fresh independence referendum.
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May is meeting Scotland’s leader for the first time since they faced off in a struggle over a new push for Scottish independence as the U.K. leaves the European Union.
LONDON (AP) — First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is asking the Edinburgh-based Scottish parliament to back her demand for a referendum on independence within two years.
Scottish lawmakers on Tuesday begin a two-day debate on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s call for an independence referendum — a major headache for Prime Minister Theresa May as she prepares to launch Brexit.
ABERDEEN (UNITED KINGDOM) (AFP) – Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was set to ramp up the rhetoric in her demands for another secession referendum when she rallies her independence-hungry footsoldiers on Saturday. Sturgeon was to address a conference of her Scottish National
Scottish Nationalists (SNP) are to abandon plans to immediately re-join the European Union (EU) if Scotland leaves the UK, as polls show Scots are more Eurosceptic than ever before and currently reject independence.
Contents: Britain’s Tony Blair calls for the people ‘to rise up’ and reverse Brexit; Ireland demands a ‘soft border,’ while Scotland contemplates independence
Pro-life students at Strathclyde University, Glasgow, have been banned from setting up an official group affiliated to the students’ union, raising further concerns over freedom of speech on campuses.
The Scottish government is seeking to intervene in the Brexit appeal at the Supreme Court, requesting an order from the court forcing the British government to get the approval of the regional governments before triggering Article 50, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
AFP — Separatist leader Nicola Sturgeon on Saturday said her belief that Scotland will become independent was stronger than ever as she confirmed preparations for a second referendum for leaving Britain. The Scottish National Party (SNP) leader, first minister of
Contents: EU president Donald Tusk tells Britain: ‘Hard Brexit or No Brexit’; Scotland considers new referendum to leave Britain and rejoin the EU
On Tuesday Nicola Sturgeon blamed Brexit on the UK Government’s austerity policies. Speaking at the annual conference of the Institute of Directors (IoD) in London, the Scottish First Minister warned listeners she was “profoundly concerned” about the implications of the UK leaving the EU, with
(REUTERS) – Prime Minister Theresa May said she will listen to Scotland’s concerns over Britain’s exit from the European Union but that the devolved Scottish government will not have a veto over the Brexit negotiations.
The Scottish government will start preparing the legislation required for a new referendum on independence from the United Kingdom in case it is needed, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the Scottish parliament on Tuesday.
(REUTERS) – Most Scots still back remaining in the United Kingdom despite Britons voting to leave the European Union, a move which was opposed by the majority in Scotland, according to an opinion poll published on Saturday.
Nicola Sturgeon has said she may call a second referendum on Scottish independence next year if she is not satisfied with Britain’s Brexit deal. Speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, the Scottish First Minister said she would consider the
David Davis has dealt a blow to Nicola Sturgeon by ruling out the possibility of Scotland having a veto on any Brexit deal. The minister also stated that European Union (EU) migrants who arrive after a certain cut-off point may
The Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon has claimed that she has a veto on when Britain leaves the European Union. The claim will fuel a growing clash between Prime Minister Theresa May and her cabinet over the timetable for Britain’s
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday that the government would not trigger Article 50, the formal trigger of divorce talks with the European Union, until a “UK approach” had been agreed.
Reuters — Could Scots get their wish to remain, effectively, in the European Union even while maintaining their union with England once the United Kingdom as whole leaves the EU? Dubbed the “reverse Greenland” option, that was among ideas kicked
Contents: Mutual UK-EU loathing at the European Parliament in Brussels; Bombing of Turkey’s airport affects a swirl of diplomatic actions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission rolled out the red carpet for Scotland’s first minister on Wednesday, hours after outgoing British Prime Minister David Cameron told an EU summit his country would be leaving the European Union following last week’s
