Nicola Sturgeon finally tweets her congratulations to Team GB (but fans point out she waited until Scotland’s Duncan Scott picked up a medal) By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 08:43 EDT, 28 July 2021 | Updated: 09:25 EDT, 28 July 2021 Nicola Sturgeon has congratulated Scottish swimmer Duncan Scott on his silver and gold medals … Read more
Original devolution deal for Scotland DOES allow Nicola Sturgeon to hold an unofficial independence referendum, according to newly discovered documents that will raise fears of a wildcat vote by separatists By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 18:48 BST, 13 July 2021 | Updated: 18:48 BST, 13 July 2021 Scotland’s original devolution agreement allows … Read more
Ministers ‘hope bid to host the 2030 World Cup can help save the union’ as Nicola Sturgeon pushes for Scottish independence Boris Johnson is pushing a joint British and Irish bid to host the 2030 World Cup The prospect has been boosted by Euros and response to Super League plan Government sources suggested World Cup … Read more
The EU’s ambassador to the UK took a Brexit Day swipe at the United Kingdom today, suggesting it may not exist in 20 years’ time. Joao Vale de Almeida used an interview on the fifth anniversary of the referendum to say that both sides have to be ‘ready for change’. In remarks that are likely … Read more
Cabinet ministers ‘urge Boris Johnson to allow ALL Scots living in the UK to vote in a second independence referendum’ and bring back Ruth Davidson in a Government role to sink Nicola Sturgeon’s breakaway plans Cabinet ministers want Ruth Davidson to be handed prominent Government role They are pushing for former Scottish Tory leader to … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon hands Scottish NHS staff 4% salary rise with ‘immediate’ effect – on top of health workers’ £500 bonus for working during pandemic Pay rise to benefit around 154,000 employees covered by ‘Agenda for Change’ If NHS England maintain current position, Scottish staff will be much better off Nicola Sturgeon offering pay rise as … Read more
Glasgow and Moray will stay in a higher tier of lockdown when the rest of the country’s restrictions are eased on Monday, Nicola Sturgeon has announced. Scotland’s First Minister told MSPs a surge in coronavirus cases needed to be contained to prevent further restrictions. The rest of the country is due to drop to Level … Read more
‘When – not if’: Nicola Sturgeon uses first call with Boris Johnson to warn she WILL hold a referendum despite PM telling her to focus on Covid recovery as Gordon Brown launches fresh bid to KEEP Scotland in the UK Nicola Sturgeon told Boris Johnson a re-run of 2014 border vote is ‘when, not if’ … Read more
Following the failure of Nicola Sturgeon’s pro-independence SNP to win an overall majority in last week’s elections to the Scottish parliament, the 314-year-old Union between England and Scotland lives to fight another day. Of course, it is by no means certain that the British Government would have bowed to Sturgeon’s demands for a second independence … Read more
Michael Gove today told Nicola Sturgeon to focus on fixing the NHS after she renewed her independence drive despite the SNP falling short of a majority in crunch elections. The Cabinet Office minister said Ms Sturgeon should think again about her ‘priorities’ in the wake of the Holyrood results, where her party saw a boost … Read more