Scottish independence is "within reach", John Swinney has declared, following a new poll projection that places his party just one seat short of a majority in this year’s Holyrood election.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party won a surprise victory on Friday in a fiercely fought by-election for the Scottish parliament, while support for the right-wing Reform UK party ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. First Minister of Scotland John Swinney speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City, U.S., April 7, 2025.

The pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP), which runs Scotland’s government, agrees. If re-elected in May, it plans to begin borrowing directly in the private market, issuing bonds dubbed ...

The leaders of the Scottish Parliament's three largest parties have made their pitches to voters ahead of May's Holyrood election. First Minister John Swinney said that the SNP was offering Scots "the ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party won a Scottish parliamentary by-election, a surprise result that deals a blow to both the Scottish nationalists and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party. Labour ...

Supporters wave Scottish and EU flags during a pro-independence rally in George Square, Glasgow, in 2019. (Wikimedia Commons via Courthouse News) MANCHESTER, England (CN) — Scotland’s main ...