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THERESA May is “hiding” from taking action on claims of electoral fraud against the Vote Leave Brexit campaign, according to a Glasgow MP. / Stewart McDonald, Glasgow South SNP MP had written to the Prime Minister seeking a judge led inquiry to investigate the allegations of fraud.
A surge in support for rejoining the EU means the debate on Brexit is far from over, according to the UK’s most-respected pollster, Adam Bienkov reports.
In just the first few months of 2021, the UK has slashed its overseas aid budget, made clear its intent to pursue trade deals at all costs – including turning a blind eye to human rights atrocities and genocide – and announced an increase in funding to the UK’s weapons of mass destruction by 40%, signalling the start of a new arms race and ripping up 30 years of commitment to gradual disarmament.
THE BBC has, for the THIRD time in two days, cut off its coverage of a key Brexit debate just as the SNP's Ian Blackford stood up to speak.
Rally comes as polls indicate SNP likely to make gains in European elections. / Tens of thousands of people are expected to march in Glasgow on Saturday afternoon in the largest show of support for Scottish independence since Nicola Sturgeon said she would introduce legislation to hold a second independence referendum.
The survey also put support for the SNP in a de facto referendum general election at 53%.
First minister says she will hold advisory referendum, whether Westminster consents or not
The First Minister has confirmed SNP MPs will vote against the new UK-EU withdrawal agreement.
Nicola Sturgeon has refused to rule out taking legal action if a Conservative government blocks a second Scottish independence vote.
The First Minister said stopping Brexit altogether was her party's 'top priority'.
SCOTTISH distilleries are being forced to swallow the cost of damaging Tory trade deals, the SNP have warned.
Stephen Flynn questioned the PM’s description of the Windsor Agreement as "special, exciting and attractive". / The SNP's Westminster leader asked why other parts of the UK were denied the same status.
The UK faces the “chilling prospect” of a no deal Brexit and a double blow to the economy because of the Government’s refusal to extend the transition period, Ian Blackford has warned.
THE publication of the SNP’s proposals for a way forward to an independence referendum come as an emphatic 20th successive poll shows majority support for independence.
The SNP would “undo Brexit as far as possible” if the party held the balance of power in a hung parliament after the next general election.
The party would seek to restore free movement and single market membership ahead of fully rejoining the EU.
The party would 'demand' closer ties with the EU if they were to support a minority Labour government.
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford was accused of 'defeatism and pessimism' by the new PM.
A UK cabinet row on allowing tariff free imports from Australia has exposed fears that a trade deal will destroy Scottish farming and open up another front in the independence debate.
THE SNP have urged the UK Government to automatically grant post- Brexit residence status for EU nationals to prevent a cliff-edge and to stop damage from being inflicted on Scotland’s economy and NHS.
SNP MEP Alan Smyth and party MSP Bob Doris have urged the EU to allow Scotland to remain within a Europe-wide network of medical expertise on rare diseases after being told it will be expelled.
NEW European trade hubs will open to counter Brexit damage if the SNP win the Scottish election, The National can reveal.
Nicola Sturgeon will accuse the Tories of treating the Scottish Parliament with contempt.
Ahead of the opposition day debate on the SNP motion, which would create a new parliamentary select committee focused on the impact of Brexit, MP Dr Philippa Whitford said, “independence is Scotland’s only route back to the EU”.
Ian Blackford has accused Labour of trying to "out-Brexit" the government on immigration policy. / And the SNP Westminster leader called on the prime minister to accept Brexit was a "significant long-term cause" of UK economic problems. / Rishi Sunak said he was proud to have supported Brexit and it was the "right thing for this country".