Scotland and the referendum saga
Alex Salmond has now deigned to comment on David Cameron’s intervention in the referendun saga, blogs Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon.
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Alex Salmond has now deigned to comment on David Cameron’s intervention in the referendun saga, blogs Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon.
A battle of wills started today as the cabinet discussed plans to rein in Alex Salmond, try to reassert and amend London powers to call a referendum, and start calling the shots, writes Gary Gibbon.
David Cameron is set to offer Scotland’s First Minster Alex Salmond the chance of a binding referendum on independence, but only if it is held within 18 months – amid criticism he is “interfering”.
Alex Salmond says “Team Scotland has won” as the SNP takes control of the Scottish Parliament. It is a result Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy, in Edinburgh, describes as “seismic”.
The story begins with his predecessor, Nicola Sturgeon.
Nicola Sturgeon has announced her resignation as Scotland’s First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party. But why has she resigned and what does it mean for Scottish independence? Here’s what we know so far.
The last week in Scottish politics has been dominated by the row over Alex Salmond, but at the eleventh hour, just before the Scottish parliament broke up ahead of the upcoming elections, an announcement was made on NHS pay. The Scottish Government is offering 154,000 NHS workers including nurses, a four per cent backdated pay…
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she would have resigned if she had been found to have broken the ministerial code, but that she would not be “bullied” out of office.
Labour has said that Nicola Sturgeon should resign if she’s found to have breached the ministerial code.
MSP Jackie Baillie is deputy leader of the Scottish Labour Party and a member of the inquiry committee.
The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has demanded the resignation of the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
It’s hard to say how many police officers are actually “on the beat” in Scotland today.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon talks to Jon Snow about what Brexit could mean for Scottish independence. She also discusses Alex Salmond, Scotland’s drug problems – and the odds of a coalition with Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour.
David Cameron’s last Prime Minister’s Questions showed him at his best. It was astute, witty and self-deprecating. But history will cast it aside.
Boris admits he hasn’t read a study he quotes to attack the EU on immigration and wages. But could he have a point anyway?