The First Minister used a speech to paint Nigel Farage’s party as a threat in a bid to drive voters to the SNP.

The leader of the Scottish National Party sees a chance to revive the country’s debate over breaking up with Britain and finding a path back to Europe — assuming his party can win.

SNP members have backed John Swinney's plan to declare a mandate for a second independence referendum, if the party wins a majority of seats in next year's Holyrood election. The first minister's ...

The UK government has turned down requests from successive SNP first ministers for a second referendum, despite the Scottish elections in 2016 and 2021 both returning a majority of pro-independence ...

Vote for the nationalists at next May’s Scottish elections and – only if they win an overall majority, mind you – Swinney will reveal his top secret plan to secure Scottish independence.

The Scottish First Minister claims that if the SNP win a majority in the Scottish Parliament that would be a mandate for ...

Two councillors have tabled a motion calling for the biggest shake-up of local democracy in the Highlands since devolution - ...

Crucially, the outcome of a referendum is decided on the number of overall votes cast, not on the number of parliamentary seats won, which, in the case of the SNP, might see them gain a majority of ...

Anthony Albanese has declared he will not hold a referendum on a republic while he is prime minister after meeting with King Charles.