Mr Swinney once again made the case for Scotland leaving the UK at an SNP campaign event in Glasgow on Monday.

That the refusal "erodes the legitimacy of the union, the continuity of the union." For now, though – and I appreciate we have an election to get through, and one where anything can happen – ...

Scotland's First Minister will outline his country's independence plans today after giving Sir Keir Starmer a dressing-down ...

Scotland appears to be inching its way towards another referendum over its independence from the rest of the UK. Regardless of whether a newly elected prime minister in Westminster will authorise it, ...

The Queen always meets with the first minister during her Holyrood Week, but this audience came after a big announcement for Scotland Stephanie Petit is a Royals Editor, Writer and Reporter at PEOPLE.

Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who for decades championed Scotland's independence from the U.K., has died. He was 69. Salmond, who was a divisive figure in British politics and ...

LONDON (AP) — Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who for decades championed Scotland’s independence from the U.K. and nearly accomplished it, has died. He was 69. Salmond, who was one ...

Scottish independence is the movement for Scotland to become a sovereign state, independent from the rest of the United Kingdom. The kingdoms of England and Scotland were joined in an act of union in ...

London — Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told lawmakers in Edinburgh Tuesday that she plans to hold a fresh referendum on Scotland's independence on Oct. 19, 2023. Sturgeon said the question ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon about the pandemic and Scottish independence at the Aspen Security Forum. In Scotland today, newspaper headlines shouted ...