No-deal Brexit would be high stakes gamble with future of Union, says think tank
A no-deal Brexit would be highly controversial in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and risks taking the Union to “breaking point”, a leading think tank has warned.
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Nicola Sturgeon to demand powers by end of the year to hold independence referendum in 2020
Nicola Sturgeon has told the SNP Conference in Aberdeen that she will demand there be a second independence referendum next year.
Nicola Sturgeon: We do not need a cunning Plan B to win independence… Plan A is perfectly good
The talks last week between Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar suggest there may the makings of a proposed Brexit deal.
Mandy Rhodes: Provost has 23 pairs of shoes but not one scrap of common sense
Hillary Clinton once joked that if she ever wanted to “knock a story off the front page”, all she had to do was change her hairstyle. Unfortunately, for Glasgow’s Lord Provost, it is her haircuts that have become the story.
Nicola Sturgeon’s referendum message to SNP conference rebels
Nicola Sturgeon has told SNP rebels that a second referendum is the only legitimate route to Scottish independence.
Positive thinking as negotiations begin between EU and UK with only days to go
Labour yesterday warned Boris Johnson will face legal action if he attempts to take Britain out of the EU without a deal.
Our time is now: Scottish Green leaders say they can return 16 MSPs
The co-leaders of the Scottish Green Party say they believe they can return their highest number of MSPs in 2021.
MPs to be summoned to Westminster for Commons Brexit showdown
Ministers are preparing to summon MPs for a special Saturday sitting of Parliament following next week’s crucial EU summit.
Last stop for backstop talks as EU demands big changes
Boris Johnson is working on his proposal for a Brexit deal and is expected to lay out a new version for EU leaders tomorrow.
Nicola Sturgeon condemns Tory leader Jackson Carlaw after backing PM’s position on Brexit
Jackson Carlaw has “squandered any shred of credibility he ever had” after backing Boris Johnson’s position on Brexit, according to Nicola Sturgeon.
Boris Johnson claims SNP want to ‘bundle’ Labour into power to force new independence and Brexit votes
The SNP could try to “bundle” Jeremy Corbyn into Downing Street as they push for the Brexit and Scottish independence referendums to be restaged next year, Boris Johnson has warned.