businesses.... " Are we going to have ongoing demands for IndyRef3?...

" Scotland would vote independence in the event of a second IndyRef.... ” But First Minister

showed any solid evidence support for IndyRef2 had dramatically changed as he noted Ipsos Mori had

A referendum on Scottish independence was last held in 2014, and 55.3 percent voted against independence.... But Scotland's First Minister and Scottish National Party( SNP) leader, Nicola Sturgeon, has been campaigning for a second independence referendum.... After the Scottish Parliament elections in May 2021, Ms Sturgeon told Boris Johnson it is a" matter of when not if" there will be a second Scottish independence vote....

Nicola Sturgeon has defended her party’s decision to campaign for Scottish independence during a local election campaign. The First Minister launched the SNP party manifesto at the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock on Friday ahead of the May 5 council elections.Ms Sturgeon, leader of the SNP, said the cost-of-living crisis and local services are at the forefront of her party’s manifesto. However, a key pledge also states local councillors will back the Scottish Government’s plans to hold a second i

David Mundell MP has told Nicola Sturgeon is it the" wrong time" to be calling for a second referendum following the Covid pandemic.... He noted that the First Minister should be focusing on helping Scottish businesses recover.... Speaking to Express.co.uk, Mr Mundell said:" We had a vote, we had a referendum....

The" groundbreaking cooperation" between Nicola Sturgeon's party and the Scottish Greens has been hailed a" cast-iron mandate" paving the way to Scottish independence.... But the deal appears to be off to a shaky start, with a veteran MSP launching a scathing attack on the" unsophisticated" SNP.... It is still a tag on." The SNP are relatively unsophisticated....

Setting out her government’s programme for the year ahead, the SNP leader said was determined to give Scots another say on separation once the Covid recovery was under way.... Funding for social care will increase by ￡800m over the five years of this parliament.... It’s a tired and rehashed programme from a party that’s clearly run out of big ideas.”....

Former SNP staffer Kevin Pringle had said an independence referendum ‘is unlikely to take place by the end of next year’( PA)( PA Archive) Recommended Ukraine news – live: Putin hails Russian invasion at huge rally Why has Russia invaded Ukraine?... He said: “ A referendum is a means to an end, nothing more.... She added: “ At this difficult time, we need politicians working to unite communities, not stoking fresh division.”....

Nicola Sturgeon's power-sharing deal threatens to damage support for independence thanks to the inclusion of" mad-cap" Scottish Green policies on cutting road building and North Sea oil, one of her former ministers has warned. Alex Neil, a former Health Secretary, told the Telegraph that the SNP-Green deal would have no impact on the First Minister's chances of persuading Boris Johnson to drop his opposition to a second independence referendum. Instead he warned that the Greens" forcing" the SNP