SNP works out where ‘centre of Scottish political opinion truly is’
Demanding powers and then not using them is one of the central stories at the heart of this campaign.
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In Scotland, there was almost an entirely separate election campaign, with its own issues – notably the need, or otherwise, for a second independence referendum – and its own voting trends. The SNP is still the biggest party in Scotland by a long way, winning more seats than the other parties combined. But it also…
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Stephen Gethins, SNP Brexit spokesman, and Ian Murray, Labour’s only MP in Scotland.
SNP MP Eilidh Whiteford on a second Scottish independence referendum.
Another independence vote will happen, no matter what Westminster says, Scottish National Party leaders have declared.
Nicola Sturgeon offers the prospect – if not a promise – of another independence referendum before the UK leaves the European Union.
Labour suffers fewer losses than predicted in English council elections, but is pushed into third place in its former Scottish heartland as the SNP wins a third term in government.
Demanding powers and then not using them is one of the central stories at the heart of this campaign.
Scottish Labour have called on Nicola Sturgeon to “break her silence” after an investigation was launched into an SNP MP’s alleged breach of the parliamentary code of conduct.
The Scottish government has promised to change the laws on how Scotland’s hills and glens are owned and used. But Channel 4 News has heard from some of those who work the land who say that the reforms aren’t radical enough.