First Minister John Swinney will bring a motion on Scottish independence to a Holyrood vote on Tuesday, he has said.

First Minister John Swinney has confirmed he will table a motion on Scottish independence within a matter of days. The ...

Chance of an SNP majority at next month’s Holyrood elections has reignited debate around another referendum ...

Ballot boxes arriving by ferry from the island of Bressay for the Shetland count The campaigning is over, and votes have been cast. All that is left is to tally up the ballots and find out who has won ...

John Swinney and Sir Keir Starmer have agreed to meet face to face next month to discuss a second independence referendum.

The SNP and the Greens have a joint “mandate to deliver” a second vote on independence, Scottish Green co-leader Ross Greer ...

Russel Findlay, left, clashed with John Swinney, right, during the debate, which was hosted by Stephen Jardine Scotland could have a second independence referendum as soon as 2028, First Minister John ...

John Swinney must keep his day one promise on independence, according to the Scottish Greens. The party's co-leader Gillian Mackay MSP has called on MR Swinney to honour his promise to bring forward a ...

Independence should be a priority for John Swinney’s newly-returned Scottish Government, one of his MSPs has insisted.Stephen ...

BAGPIPES DRONE at the top of Buchanan Street. The afternoon sun picks out the lichen of old chewing gum stomped into the pavement. Glaswegians mill about. Mention Scotland’s next election and they ...