Nicola Sturgeon exit throws push for Scottish independence into doubt
2 years, 1 month ago

Nicola Sturgeon exit throws push for Scottish independence into doubt

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nicola Sturgeon’s shock resignation as first minister has raised doubts about the future of Scottish independence – with opposition parties declaring the SNP’s cause “dead”. Ms Sturgeon has come under fire for saying that her party would fight the next general election as a de facto referendum on Scottish independence – an issue she said the SNP was now “free” to decide how to pursue following her exit. “It was never a priority for the vast majority of Scots, and what we will be doing is continuing to concentrate on dealing with the issues that really matter and getting a UK Labour government.” open image in gallery First minister says her sucessor will lead Scotland to independence Ms Sturgeon’s predecessor Alex Salmond warned that the SNP had been “left with no clear strategy for independence” and no obvious successor, while political experts said that the push for a second referendum on separation had been left in short-term “disarray”. But they have to take that opportunity, because the recent Gordon Brown proposals on reform were very, very timid.” open image in gallery Keir Starmer and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar: winning back as many as 20 seats in Scotland could change Labour’s fortunes Former Labour first minister of Scotland Jack McConnell also warned against complacency when it comes to independence.

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Sturgeon: Yousaf’s decision to dump Greens from government was ‘catastrophic’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sturgeon: Yousaf’s decision to dump Greens from government was ‘catastrophic’

The Independent  

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Nicola Sturgeon ends marriage to former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell
2 months, 1 week ago

Nicola Sturgeon ends marriage to former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell

The Independent  

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GAVIN MADELEY looks at the break up of the SNP power couple: They held Scots in thrall for years but now Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell's 'cabal' lies in ruins after spectacular implosions both pol
2 months, 1 week ago

GAVIN MADELEY looks at the break up of the SNP power couple: They held Scots in thrall for years but now Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell's 'cabal' lies in ruins after spectacular implosions both pol

Daily Mail  

A decade ago, Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell invited television cameras into their home to show the nation how normal power couples live. Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell began their relationship in 2003 and were married at a civil ceremony in Glasgow's west end in 2010 The former Scottish first minister revealed the news via a post on her Instagram …

STEPHEN DAISLEY: Salmond was the great disruptor who took a fringe movement to the heart of power...and the brink of independence
5 months ago

STEPHEN DAISLEY: Salmond was the great disruptor who took a fringe movement to the heart of power...and the brink of independence

Daily Mail  

Policies and principles matter but if you want to get ahead in politics you need personality. Alex Salmond, with former Primer Minister David Cameron, dragged the SNP from the fringes into mainstream politics Salmond was a boomer and it showed. Salmond got 45 per cent of Scots to vote for independence, which was impressive but short of the 50 per …

Swinney reveals reservations about Sturgeon’s post-Brexit indyref strategy
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Swinney reveals reservations about Sturgeon’s post-Brexit indyref strategy

The Independent  

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Independence not ‘settled will of the Scottish people’, leading academic says
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Independence not ‘settled will of the Scottish people’, leading academic says

The Independent  

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Now 'delusional' John Swinney urges SNP faithful to redouble independence push despite catastrophic general election rout
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Now 'delusional' John Swinney urges SNP faithful to redouble independence push despite catastrophic general election rout

Daily Mail  

John Swinney has told his party to ‘redouble’ its push for independence despite its general election rout for failing to fix broken public services. ‘The Scottish public want the SNP government to focus on their real priorities - like growing our economy and fixing our crisis-ridden public services - which is why the negligent Nationalists deserve to be turfed out …

STEPHEN DAISLEY: The SNP now lacks ANY credibility - and at the root of the Nationalist problem lies Nicola Sturgeon
7 months, 3 weeks ago

STEPHEN DAISLEY: The SNP now lacks ANY credibility - and at the root of the Nationalist problem lies Nicola Sturgeon

Daily Mail  

Joanna Cherry is wrong about almost everything. Former MP Joanna Cherry has raised concerns about the 'culture of hate' within the SNP Writing in a separatist newspaper, she decried ‘a culture of hate’ inside the SNP towards ‘those who dare to disagree’ and urged the party to examine its ‘internal culture’ and ‘the poison that has been allowed to spread’. …

STEPHEN DAISLEY: The SNP doesn't look like a party reflecting on a bad election result. It looks like a party struggling to remember why it exists at all...
8 months, 1 week ago

STEPHEN DAISLEY: The SNP doesn't look like a party reflecting on a bad election result. It looks like a party struggling to remember why it exists at all...

Daily Mail  

What is the point of the SNP? The Scottish results on July 4, an electoral reversal dubbed the ‘Independence Day Massacre’, marked the SNP’s poorest performance at the ballot box since 2010. Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and the current one, John Swinney, realise voters have abandoned the party as elections came in last week Joanna Cherry, defeated in Edinburgh …

This is how Starmer fixes ‘the Scotland problem’
8 months, 1 week ago

This is how Starmer fixes ‘the Scotland problem’

The Independent  

On winning the election, Keir Starmer said he wishes to reset Westminster’s relationship with the devolved nations. Interestingly, Starmer, at the time of the court’s decision, said he would not allow a second referendum if he was in government, even if the Supreme Court agreed it was legal. Stuart Smith Aberdeen A shark attack of a different kind James Dyson …

Scottish independence is dead… and good riddance
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Scottish independence is dead… and good riddance

The Independent  

The dream shall never die” – that was the claim by former first minister Alex Salmond after the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. The failure of the nationalist movement in Scotland is a boon for those of us who want to move on to more practical, serious government across the UK – but it should also be a reminder that even …

British Prime Minister heads to Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales as 're-set' with UK's 4 nations
8 months, 2 weeks ago

British Prime Minister heads to Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales as 're-set' with UK's 4 nations

The Independent  

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Cherry: Sturgeon owes defeated SNP MPs apology after voters were ‘disillusioned’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Cherry: Sturgeon owes defeated SNP MPs apology after voters were ‘disillusioned’

The Independent  

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Scottish National Party’s ‘damaging’ U.K. election result hits independence push
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Scottish National Party’s ‘damaging’ U.K. election result hits independence push

The Hindu  

The pro-separatist Scottish National Party was virtually obliterated at the U.K. General Election on July 5, suffering a devastating blow to its withering independence movement. The SNP lost dozens of lawmakers as it recorded its worst result in a British general election since 2010, with leader John Swinney lamenting a “very, very difficult and damaging” night for his party. Labour …

What a difference five years make! General election viewers remark on former SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon's sour face at projected party loss compared to her classless fist bumping over a rival losing h
8 months, 2 weeks ago

What a difference five years make! General election viewers remark on former SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon's sour face at projected party loss compared to her classless fist bumping over a rival losing h

Daily Mail  

Late-night election viewers have taken to social media to point out former SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon's glum expression after a classless fist-pumping celebration at her party's gains in 2019. Ms Sturgeon, who is currently under investigation by the police alongside her husband and former chief executive of the party Peter Murrell, was interviewed on ITV minutes after the exit poll …

‘Not a good night for SNP’, says Sturgeon as exit poll suggests seat collapse
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Not a good night for SNP’, says Sturgeon as exit poll suggests seat collapse

The Independent  

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SNP set for election humiliation leaving nationalists with just TEN seats - fewer than even the Tories - leaving their independence dream in tatters as Scots turn their back on scandal-ravaged party
8 months, 2 weeks ago

SNP set for election humiliation leaving nationalists with just TEN seats - fewer than even the Tories - leaving their independence dream in tatters as Scots turn their back on scandal-ravaged party

Daily Mail  

The SNP is set for a major election humiliation in Scotland that could leave it with fewer seats than Nigel Farage's Reform UK, polls suggest. Sir Keir Starmer's party's success appears to have extended north of the border, with the SNP losing 38 seats compared with the 2019 election, many at the hands of Labour. Speaking on ITV, former SNP …

Alex Salmond attacks SNP over ‘half-hearted’ campaign on independence
9 months ago

Alex Salmond attacks SNP over ‘half-hearted’ campaign on independence

The Independent  

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Desperate John Swinney vows to make Scotland independent within five years as poll shows SNP slipping behind Labour - with new First Minister begging LGBT voters to stick with the separatists despite
10 months, 1 week ago

Desperate John Swinney vows to make Scotland independent within five years as poll shows SNP slipping behind Labour - with new First Minister begging LGBT voters to stick with the separatists despite

Daily Mail  

Desperate Jon Swinney insisted he can make Scotland independent within five years today as a poll showed the SNP slipping behind Labour. The comments came as a Savanta survey found Labour ahead of the SNP on Westminster voting intention - the first time the firm has given Keir Starmer's party the advantage. Desperate Jon Swinney insisted he can make Scotland …

Goodbye to Scotland's answer to Liz Truss: How Sturgeon's short-serving, scooter-crashing, gaffe-prone heir has quit as SNP leader after fewer than 400 dismal days in power - brought down by blind pus
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Goodbye to Scotland's answer to Liz Truss: How Sturgeon's short-serving, scooter-crashing, gaffe-prone heir has quit as SNP leader after fewer than 400 dismal days in power - brought down by blind pus

Daily Mail  

Humza Yousaf bowed out as SNP leader today after fewer than 400 crisis and gaffe-filled days in charge of the country. Humza Yousaf bowed out as First Minister of Scotland today after fewer than 400 crisis and gaffe-filled days in charge of the country. Mr Yousaf's campaign, however, was not without challenge, with the early part taken up by questions …

Humza Yousaf: Scotland's first minister quits ahead of vote
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Humza Yousaf: Scotland's first minister quits ahead of vote

Associated Press  

LONDON — Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, resigned on Monday, triggering a leadership contest as the governing Scottish National Party seeks to heal internal divisions and strengthen its position ahead of U.K.-wide parliamentary elections expected later this year. The SNP has been the dominant party in Scottish politics for almost two decades and currently holds 43 of Scotland’s 59 seats …

Humza Yousaf: Scotland’s leader resigns after a year in power, putting his pro-independence party in peril
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Humza Yousaf: Scotland’s leader resigns after a year in power, putting his pro-independence party in peril

CNN  

CNN — Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has resigned barely a year into the role after the collapse of his coalition government, a humbling and chaotic departure that throws Scotland’s ruling pro-independence party into chaos. Yousaf’s coalition government fell apart unexpectedly last week when he tore up a coalition agreement with Green Party lawmakers following a spat over climate policy, …

Alex Salmond says Alba support for SNP is dependent on push for Scottish independence
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Alex Salmond says Alba support for SNP is dependent on push for Scottish independence

The Independent  

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Why the SNP is staring down the barrel of electoral disaster
11 months, 1 week ago

Why the SNP is staring down the barrel of electoral disaster

The Telegraph  

Last week was more difficult than usual for Humza Yousaf. News outlets breathlessly reported that the first minister’s brother-in-law, Ramsay El-Nakla, had appeared in court, charged with abduction and extortion following an incident where a man fell from a block of flats and later died. Nevertheless, the publicity would have been an unwelcome complication in a week when a new …

Tories could lose 58% of past voters in Scotland at next election, poll suggests
1 year ago

Tories could lose 58% of past voters in Scotland at next election, poll suggests

The Independent  

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Sturgeon’s legacy: One year since political big fish resigned as first minister
1 year, 1 month ago

Sturgeon’s legacy: One year since political big fish resigned as first minister

The Independent  

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First minister Humza Yousaf says vote SNP for Tory-free Scotland
1 year, 2 months ago

First minister Humza Yousaf says vote SNP for Tory-free Scotland

The Independent  

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EDDIE BARNES: The SNP is in meltdown after its annus horribilis. So why on earth would anyone actually still vote for them?
1 year, 3 months ago

EDDIE BARNES: The SNP is in meltdown after its annus horribilis. So why on earth would anyone actually still vote for them?

Daily Mail  

The first rule of politics is never to blame the electorate. There’s the secrecy and evasion of a party that’s been in power for too long, the lack of direction, the short-termism that – in next week’s Scottish Budget – will likely see swingeing cuts to public services or brutal tax rises and, finally, the growing divisions due to weak …

SNP leadership candidate Ash Regan defects to Salmond’s Alba Party
1 year, 4 months ago

SNP leadership candidate Ash Regan defects to Salmond’s Alba Party

The Independent  

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Sturgeon denies being ‘SNP’s Liz Truss’ as she backs new independence strategy
1 year, 5 months ago

Sturgeon denies being ‘SNP’s Liz Truss’ as she backs new independence strategy

The Independent  

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SNP will still have mandate for independence negotiations on fewer votes – Brown
1 year, 5 months ago

SNP will still have mandate for independence negotiations on fewer votes – Brown

The Independent  

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Robison rejects calls to field single pro-independence candidate in by-election
1 year, 7 months ago

Robison rejects calls to field single pro-independence candidate in by-election

The Independent  

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ANDREW NEIL: The utter failure of Poundshop Marie Antoinette Nicola Sturgeon has ensured the Union is more secure than it's been for decades
1 year, 7 months ago

ANDREW NEIL: The utter failure of Poundshop Marie Antoinette Nicola Sturgeon has ensured the Union is more secure than it's been for decades

Daily Mail  

My, how the mighty fall. It was revealed earlier this week that Nicola Sturgeon's government billed the Scottish taxpayer for yoga classes, wellington boots and stays at top hotels paid for by official credit cards Leaked documents show that in just three years Ms Sturgeon's administration put £14million on the public 'card' Ace Handling, the meet-and-greet VIP services company regularly …

Sturgeon writing ‘deeply personal and revealing’ memoir
1 year, 7 months ago

Sturgeon writing ‘deeply personal and revealing’ memoir

The Independent  

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Mordaunt: SNP independence approach based on ‘real bile and hatred’
1 year, 7 months ago

Mordaunt: SNP independence approach based on ‘real bile and hatred’

The Independent  

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Yousaf: Even with challenges facing SNP, support for independence is rock solid
1 year, 8 months ago

Yousaf: Even with challenges facing SNP, support for independence is rock solid

The Independent  

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‘The SNP is in crisis’: Scotland’s Humza Yousaf’s first 100 days
1 year, 8 months ago

‘The SNP is in crisis’: Scotland’s Humza Yousaf’s first 100 days

Al Jazeera  

Humza Yousaf took over the Scottish ruling party following the shock resignation of former leader Nicola Sturgeon. “Humza Yousaf has inherited a very different party compared with the party Nicola Sturgeon inherited from Alex Salmond.” The pro-Scottish independence SNP has been the dominant political force in Scotland since 2007 when the left-wing party secured victory at the devolved Scottish Parliament …

Humza Yousaf admits he has 'no shortcut or wheeze' to achieve Scottish independence
1 year, 9 months ago

Humza Yousaf admits he has 'no shortcut or wheeze' to achieve Scottish independence

The Telegraph  

Humza Yousaf has admitted he has no “short cut or wheeze” to achieve Scottish independence ahead of a special SNP convention on Saturday to discuss the party’s next steps. The First Minister said there was not “a rabbit I’m going to pull out of the hat” during the day-long meeting in Dundee for members to discuss the party’s strategy for …

Nicola Sturgeon’s arrest is a reminder that it’s people who define parties, not policy
1 year, 9 months ago

Nicola Sturgeon’s arrest is a reminder that it’s people who define parties, not policy

The Independent  

Nicola Sturgeon, like Boris Johnson, is a leader bringing down her party after resigning. The arrests of Peter Murrell, her husband and former SNP chief executive, and the party’s treasure MSP Colin Beattie shortly afterwards were just coincidences. People on the street called her “Nicola” much like they used Boris Johnson’s first name because she was seen as one of …

Nicola Sturgeon arrested: Former SNP leader’s statement in full
1 year, 9 months ago

Nicola Sturgeon arrested: Former SNP leader’s statement in full

The Independent  

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The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon: How the 'Queen of Scots' turned suspect in financial crimes
1 year, 9 months ago

The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon: How the 'Queen of Scots' turned suspect in financial crimes

Firstpost  

Nicola Sturgeon’s brief arrest on Sunday as part of a financial probe into the Scottish National Party capped a spectacular fall from grace for the woman once dubbed by media as the ‘Queen of Scots’ Nicola Sturgeon was a name to reckon with in British politics. Her arrest followed the detentions of party treasurer Colin Beattie and former party chief …

Ex-Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon released after arrest by police in party finance probe
1 year, 9 months ago

Ex-Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon released after arrest by police in party finance probe

Associated Press  

LONDON — Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who dominated politics in Scotland for almost a decade, was arrested and questioned for several hours on Sunday by police investigating the finances of the governing, pro-independence Scottish National Party. Sturgeon unexpectedly resigned in February after eight years as Scottish National Party leader and first minister of Scotland’s semi-autonomous government. The first …

Blackford to step down from Commons at next election
1 year, 9 months ago

Blackford to step down from Commons at next election

The Independent  

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Rebel SNP MSPs threatened with de-selection, says former minister
1 year, 10 months ago

Rebel SNP MSPs threatened with de-selection, says former minister

The Independent  

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What to read about the Scottish independence movement
1 year, 10 months ago

What to read about the Scottish independence movement

The Economist  

T HE UNION between Scotland and England in 1707 created the United Kingdom. Since then Scotland has provided prime ministers, such as Gordon Brown, intellectual luminaries like Adam Smith and David Hume and a large proportion of the British who governed India. More recently Scotland, now with 5.5m people, has grown restive as a constituent of a country with a …

Ross says Tories have ‘positive vision’ for Scotland as Sturgeon era ends
1 year, 10 months ago

Ross says Tories have ‘positive vision’ for Scotland as Sturgeon era ends

The Independent  

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Support for SNP falls to lowest level since 2014 referendum, poll suggests
1 year, 11 months ago

Support for SNP falls to lowest level since 2014 referendum, poll suggests

The Independent  

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‘Hard to believe Sturgeon’ didn’t expect husband’s arrest, says ex-minister
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Hard to believe Sturgeon’ didn’t expect husband’s arrest, says ex-minister

The Independent  

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Ex-Scottish leader’s husband arrested in party finance probe
1 year, 11 months ago

Ex-Scottish leader’s husband arrested in party finance probe

Associated Press  

LONDON — The husband of former Scottish first minister and Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon was released from police custody Wednesday evening without being charged after his arrest in a party finance probe, British media reported. Police Scotland did not identify Peter Murrell as the 58-year-old man arrested “in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances …

Nicola Sturgeon laughs off online gossip of affair with French diplomat
1 year, 11 months ago

Nicola Sturgeon laughs off online gossip of affair with French diplomat

The Independent  

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