The former First Minister said he would demand negotiations on leaving the UK should begin in the first week of the new parliament but made no mention of rejoining Brussels as he launched Alba’s election pledges. His position on Europe differs from
Politician George Galloway delivered a damning monologue which criticised Nicola Sturgeon after he explained only four positive cases have been confirmed on the Scottish border with 1,550 cases in the whole of Scotland over one week. While the Scottish health boards have
Sophy Ridge confronts Nicola Sturgeon about SNP record The Scottish Tory leader warned the country cannot rebuild from the coronavirus pandemic because of the looming prospect of a second divisive poll on breaking up Britain. Launching his party’s Holyrood election manifesto in
In a surprise move, Boris Johnson could be planning to call a snap Scottish independence referendum. The bombshell decision would mark a dramatic shift from the Prime Minister’s approach since he has repeatedly rejected calls for a referendum from Nicola Sturgeon. The
Nicola Sturgeon was shut down by Sky News’ Sophy Ridge on Sunday in an angry debate over the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on her record as First Minister. Ms Sturgeon said: “We’ve made significant progress but we still got work to do. “We
Tories claim Nicola Sturgeon's four-day week plan for Scotland would cost taxpayers £3billion A YEAR
Nicola Sturgeon’s aim of a four-day week in Scotland will cost the nation’s taxpayers £3billion a year, it was claimed today. The First Minister yesterday unveiled plans for a £10million pilot scheme if the SNP administration at Holyrood is re-elected in May,
The impartial Institute for Fiscal Studies also warned that her manifesto vow to invest £2.5 billion may not be enough to keep up with spiralling demand. Experts also questioned the First Minister’s pre-election promise to freeze taxes as rivals claimed her “pre-election
Tories launched a scathing attack on 14 of the SNP’s biggest unfulfilled pledges since coming to power in 2007 branding its record a “disaster”. With postal ballots for the crunch Holyrood election already being cast Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has begun
Nicola Sturgeon faced questions from Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross over the increase in drug-related deaths during her time as first minister. In the STV debate, Mr Ross said: “Drug deaths in Scotland have doubled in the time you have been first
Salmond would be ‘more radical than Sturgeon’ says expert Last week, the Scottish First Minister suggested a second independence referendum could be pushed back until 2024 or beyond due to the coronavirus pandemic. She made the comments during a leaders’ debate earlier