First Minister says she is willing to negotiate about how and when a referendum is held, but not on the principle tha...
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In its initial submission to the Supreme Court, which has been asked to decide the issue, its lawyers argue that the ...
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Their Conservative leadership rival Tom Tugendhat also said not enough time had elapsed since 2014’s referendum
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In a letter to Nicola Sturgeon, he said “now is not the time” to return to the question of Scotland’s future within t...
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Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain QC does not have necessary “confidence” in bill's legality - forcing First Minister to see...
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Both the question itself – Should Scotland be an independent country? – and the proposed answers of Yes or No could b...
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The First Minister has stolen a march on the UK Government - but her bold approach does not come without risks
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Scotland’s top law officer has referred the Referendum Bill directly to the Supreme Court to rule on its legality
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The Scottish First Minister set out her 'route map' to a second independence referendum during a statement at Holyrood
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The First Minister is expected to outline how she intends to hold a legal vote without the necessary powers being tra...
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The First Minister is expected to make a statement at Holyrood on indyref2 within the next fortnight
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The First Minister is expected to set out a 'route map' on independence at the Scottish Parliament next week
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The Constitution Secretary said the proposed date would be part of a 'route map' to indyref2 expected to be outlined ...
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The First Minister said she accepted a trade border would be created due to the 'regulatory and customs requirements'...
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There is no guarantee that the First Minister's latest push for indyref2 will actually result in a legal vote being h...
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The First Minister is launching the first in a series of papers that will collectively form a 'prospectus for an inde...
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The Scottish Government’s prospectus on leaving the UK will start to be released before Holyrood rises for recess on ...
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Nicola Sturgeon aid she was 'considering' whether to challenge a ruling by the Information Commissioner on indyref2
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The document stressed that SNP-led councils would endorse the holding of a referendum in Scotland by the end of next ...
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The YouGov poll also showed that most Scots do not want indyref2 to take place before the end of next year
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The former First Minister said he thought it was unlikely that Nicola Sturgeon's timetable would hold
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Kevin Pringle, a senior ex-staff member in the Scottish Government and the SNP, said there were too many 'hurdles' ye...
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Opposition parties condemn SNP ministers for spending time on the constitution when cases are still high
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Covid allowing, the spring will be dominated by the build up to the local elections, which are due to be held across ...
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It is easy to forget that the First Minister began 2021 confronting a major problem that threatened to bring her poli...
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The Labour leader accused the First Minister of using the constitutional issue as a “shield” whenever the SNP’s domes...
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In her closing address to the SNP conference, she claimed that the UK Government was “terrified” that Scots would be ...
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Party members overwhelmingly endorsed a cautious approach to the timetable for indyref2, which could see any vote pus...
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Michael Russell, the party’s president and political director of its new independence unit, said a “transitional cons...
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The First Minister said she still wanted to hold indyref2 "before the end of 2023" when the Covid pandemic has passed.
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Alister Jack said support for having a referendum – rather than independence itself – would have to be at this level ...
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Half think indyref2 should happen sometime between now and 2026, the other half believing it should take place after ...
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During a phone call with the Prime Minister, she said she intended to offer the people of Scotland a vote once the Co...
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How will the UK Government respond to this mandate? The answer is that it will find a variety of different ways of sa...
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The First Minister said there was “no democratic justification” for the Prime Minister to block indyref2 in the wake ...
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Even without Alex Salmond's Alba Party, which looks set to win no seats, there is still likely to be a pro-independen...
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The survey found that only 42 per cent of people now think indyref2 should be held during the next Scottish Parliament.
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The former First Minister said the Alba Party’s main aim over the next five years was to bring “urgency” to the indep...
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The document said the party’s “intention” was to hold another Scottish independence vote before the end of 2023.
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