Wealthy Tories with the Queen as a neighbour save the Union… for now: Victory in Aberdeen West where the Royals holiday at Balmoral stops SNP majority Aberdeenshire West is the constituency that takes in the Queen’s Highland home Win would have given Sturgeon firm moral mandate to hold repeat of the indyref But the SNP … Read more
Boris Johnson last night threw down the gauntlet to Nicola Sturgeon over Scottish independence by urging her to join a UK-wide council of war to rebuild the nation after Covid. After knife-edge election results left the SNP one seat short of an overall majority in the Scottish Parliament, the Prime Minister called on Ms Sturgeon to … Read more
Key moments for today in Scots battleground seats Scotland will find out today whether Nicola Sturgeon has managed to win a majority, with results from key seats set to be declared throughout the day. So far 49 constituencies have been confirmed, with the SNP on track to form the next Scottish Government. The Nationalists made … Read more
Key moments for today in Scots battleground seats Scotland will find out today whether Nicola Sturgeon has managed to win a majority, with results from key seats set to be declared. Yesterday, 48 constituencies were confirmed, with the SNP on track to form the next Scottish Government. The Nationalists made key gains in East Lothian, … Read more
The Liberal Democrats became the early frontrunners as the Scottish Parliament election count got underway today – by holding a safe seat in the first result of the day. MSP Liam McArthur won the island’s Holyrood constituency with a majority of almost 4,000 ahead of the SNP in second place. Minutes later, the SNP held … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon could miss out on an SNP majority at Holyrood by just a single seat in an election that could decide Scotland’s future in the United Kingdom. As the process of counting Scottish parliamentary votes began, experts predicted that the First Minister’s chances of wielding enough power to demand a second independence referendum hang … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon has branded the former deputy leader of Britain First a ‘racist and fascist’ after an extraordinary confrontation outside a polling station on election day. Jayda Fransen, who is standing as an independent in Glasgow Southside, the same constituency contested by Ms Sturgeon, confronted the SNP leader on Thursday. Ms Fransen, who is from … Read more
‘Anything else I can help you with? My movements over the next week?’ Line Of Duty’s Martin Compston hilariously hits back at a troll questioning his Scottish citizenship By Roxy Simons and Amie Gordon For Mailonline Published: 18:55 BST, 6 May 2021 | Updated: 18:55 BST, 6 May 2021 Martin Compston has hilariously hit back … Read more
Scots are battling through snow to vote in crucial elections today with Nicola Sturgeon‘s separatist push on a knife edge. The bitter battle for Holyrood has entered the final straight after the Tories pleaded for people to ‘lend’ their support to stop the SNP‘s drive for independence. Experts say Ms Sturgeon’s chances of an overall … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon‘s SNP could miss out on an overall majority at Holyrood in Thursday’s elections amid a surge in support for the union in Scotland, a new poll suggested today. A poll by Savanta suggests the First Minister could lose four seats to fall six seats short of control of the Scottish Parliament. The same … Read more