Two councillors have tabled a motion calling for the biggest shake-up of local democracy in the Highlands since devolution - ...

Crucially, the outcome of a referendum is decided on the number of overall votes cast, not on the number of parliamentary seats won, which, in the case of the SNP, might see them gain a majority of ...

The UK government has turned down requests from successive SNP first ministers for a second referendum, despite the Scottish elections in 2016 and 2021 both returning a majority of pro-independence ...

SNP leader John Swinney’s strategy for securing another independence referendum has been backed by his party’s members after ...

The Prime Minister claimed it was "blindingly obvious" why the Nationalists wanted to focus on the constitution instead of ...

EDINBURGH, Scotland -- The United Kingdom will stay united. Voters in Scotland resoundingly rejected independence in a historic referendum that shook the country to its core. But No to a break-up ...

The Scottish First Minister claims that if the SNP win a majority in the Scottish Parliament that would be a mandate for ...

Anthony Albanese has declared he will not hold a referendum on a republic while he is prime minister after meeting with King Charles.

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday pledged to publish draft legislation for a new Scottish independence referendum, including the question and timing of the vote, before the ...

Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon said an independence referendum that could wrench apart the United Kingdom after Brexit should take place in the earlier part of the devolved parliament's next term, ...