Scottish independence

The socialist separatist regional government of Scotland has vowed to launch another independence referendum campaign.

Boris Johnson will not allow a second referendum for Scottish independence before the 2024 elections, Cabinet Minister Michael Gove said.

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday invited the leaders of the U.K.’s devolved nations for crisis talks on the union after Scotland’s pro-independence party won its fourth straight parliamentary election.

LONDON (AP) – Scotland’s former first minister, Alex Salmond, said Friday he is setting up a new pro-independence party that will field candidates in the country’s upcoming elections.

Blair said that Scottish independence is now a “possibility”, warning that PM Boris “is not going to be the person who saves the Union”.

A Scotland-wide ‘Clap for Nicola’ event is being organised for Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s First Minister and the leader of the left-separatist Scottish National Party (SNP).

Alex Salmond, the former leader Scotland stands accused of 14 counts of rape and other sex crimes while he held office. 

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.

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.

The Conservative Party is on track to win as many as eight Scottish seats in the general election as the party opens up a ten-point lead over its Labour rivals north of the border. A poll of 1,001 Scottish adults

Scotland’s leader Nicola Sturgeon is expected to win a vote in the Scottish parliament on Wednesday in support of a new independence referendum, despite opposition from London.

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.

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday rejected a call for a referendum on Scottish independence before Britain leaves the European Union — a move condemned as a “democratic outrage” by Scotland’s nationalist leader.

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.

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

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

The majority of Scottish voters do not want to see a second referendum on Scottish Independence, latest polling has revealed. The result suggests that Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, is out of step with the people of Scotland, as she

EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Scotland will vote to remain in the European Union in a June 23 referendum, but support for a new independence vote is weak even if the country is pushed out of the EU by the vote in

AFP – If Britain votes to leave the European Union in a referendum next month it could trigger a second ballot on Scottish independence within two years, senior Scottish separatist Alex Salmond told AFP. Salmond, 61, who led the Scottish

Recent polling suggests that a vote for Brexit in June’s European Union (EU) referendum would only ‘”slightly” increase support for Scottish independence, complicating any decision by the Scottish National Party (SNP) to call another referendum. According to the SNP leader, Nicola Sturgeon

Raising the spectre of another independence referendum, the Labour Party’s pro-Remain campaign leader has said that Scots could be justified in wanting to leave the UK in the event of Brexit. The pro-EU campaign leader and Labour Party Member of Parliament, Alan

LONDON – The United Kingdom could disintegrate if Britons vote to leave the European Union as it would give succour to the cause of Scottish nationalists, former Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Wednesday. Hague, a former leader of Prime

London (AFP) – Scottish nationalists will propose holding a new referendum on independence from the rest of Britain, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday. Sturgeon said her pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) would set out a timescale for

LONDON (AP) — The former first minister of Scotland says a second referendum on Scottish independence is “inevitable.” Legislator Alex Salmond told BBC Sunday that the British government has not followed through on post-referendum promises to give Scotland more powers.

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has dismissed plans to implement a system of English votes for English laws (Evel) at Westminster as “unacceptable”. According to the Independent, the SNP leader has written to the Scottish Secretary to demand that Westminster fully

Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has threatened the Prime Minister David Cameron with a new Scottish independence referendum unless he fails to deliver more powers to the Scottish parliament, of which she just happens to be First Minister. In the