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
Nicola Sturgeon’s bid for independence faces crisis as ANOTHER poll shows 53% of Scots don’t want to leave the UK and SNP support slips Survation poll latest to find that Scottish independence support has tumbled Some 53 per cent of Scots would vote No in a fresh referendum, research found SNP also faces missing out … Read more
Boris Johnson last night ‘wholeheartedly’ backed the Daily Mail’s campaign to help create a national memorial for Britain’s Covid victims. As generous donations from readers continued to flood in, the Prime Minister led a chorus of cross-party approval for the drive to build a moving tribute at St Paul’s Cathedral. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer … Read more
An independent Scotland should not have to pay its fair share of Britain’s national debt if it quits the UK, Alex Salmond’s new nationalist party has claimed. Policy documents drawn up by Alba say that it ‘rejects entirely any obligation’ for the country to inherit a slice of the £1.8trillion if it secedes from the … Read more