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Ministers are planning new legislation that would override a key part of last year's EU withdrawal agreement.
Keir Starmer has ‘real concerns’ about Tony Abbott and says government should not hire him for Brexit role
03/09/2020
‘If I was prime minister I wouldn’t appoint him,’ says Labour leader.
HELENSBURGH, Scotland (Reuters) - James Henderson has spent most of his life fiercely opposed to Scottish independence. Now, reluctantly he is backing it.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised the “strength of the union” on Thursday, using a visit to Scotland to dismiss the possibility of a new independence referendum for a nation that is increasingly at odds with his government.
Nicola Sturgeon says exiting the Brexit transition period at the end of the year would be "extraordinarily reckless".
The First Ministers of Scotland and Wales have written to Boris Johnson to request an extension to the Brexit transition period.
NICOLA Sturgeon has been urged by one of her predecessors to make a direct request to the European Union for a Scottish-only extension to the current transition period in order to protect the country from dealing with a No-Deal Brexit while fighting the coronavirus pandemic and an economic recession.
Nicola Sturgeon calls for immigration powers to be devolved as industry bodies condemn proposals.
NICOLA Sturgeon has told leaders in Brussels that she will use the powers of Holyrood to ensure Scotland keeps a close relationship with the EU.
Former European council president’s remarks will boost SNP’s campaign for second independence referendum.
‘If you ask me about our emotions, you will witness I think always empathy,’ says former European Council president.
The political reality is that the United Kingdom is on a shoogly peg - and Brexit may be catalyst which breaks up the country.
Scottish independence: Nicola Sturgeon opens door to 'advisory' indyref2 without Westminster's approval.
31/01/2020
The First Minister will press Boris Johnson for a legal vote - but may take a different path if refused.
NICOLA Sturgeon will this morning unveil her “next steps” in a major address to mark Brexit and launch her bid to regain EU membership for Scotland as an independent country.
AT 11pm tonight, Scotland will cease to be part of the EU after almost half a century. That is a moment of profound sadness for me, and for countless others across Scotland, and indeed the rest of the UK.
Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon has ordered officials at the Scottish parliament to keep the European flag flying after the UK leaves the EU on Friday.
First minister says country needs strategy to tackle falling birth rate and Brexit impact.
Boris Johnson rejects Nicola Sturgeon call for Scotland to hold second independence referendum
14/01/2020
Boris Johnson has formally rejected a call for a second independence referendum in Scotland, claiming such a vote would result in “political stagnation”.
The SNP is on the rise once again in Scotland and nationalist parties in Northern Ireland outnumber unionists for the first time in history.
SNP leader claims PM’s refusal of second Scottish referendum shows contempt for democracy.
'Absolutely' no prospect of second referendum on Scottish independence, says Michael Gove
15/12/2019
Nicola Sturgeon accuses Conservatives trying to block independence vote of 'raging against reality'.
The Conservatives will only have a mandate to take Scotland out of the EU if they win the general election in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has claimed.
NICOLA Sturgeon will today warn that Westminster is set to be “engulfed by Brexit chaos for years to come”, underlining the urgent need for Scotland to be able to choose a better future with independence.
'Dear European Union citizens living in Scotland, ...'