First Minister John Swinney asked parliament to formally request the transfer of powers from the UK government to Scotland.

MSPs have endorsed the Scottish government's call for Downing Street to agree to a second independence referendum. The ...

Swinney vows he will not ‘kowtow to Downing Street’ over Scottish independence - The First Minister has insisted he will use ...

The SNP, Sinn Féin and Plaid Cymru together are now in an unprecedented position to support each and other accelerate ...

Members of the Scottish Parliament are expected to back a call for Westminster to hand over the powers to allow a second ...

John Swinney is to press the Prime Minister for a second independence referendum after MSPs backed his call for Westminster ...

Instead of getting on with the business of government, the SNP appear to want to railroad the UK Government into allowing a ...

Scotland could hold a second independence referendum as soon as 2028, First Minister John Swinney has said. Speaking ahead of Holyrood elections next month, the SNP leader said it was “perfectly ...

(Bloomberg) -- Alex Salmond, who turned his Scottish National Party’s dream of power into reality even though he didn’t see his vision of an independent country come true, has died. He was 69. Salmond ...

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 ...