Scottish National Party

Scotland may ditch monarchy, replace king with elected representative, says SNP leader Hamza Yousaf

For the position of Scotland's next First Minister and to succeed Nicola Sturgeon, Yousaf is competing against Finance Secretary Kate Forbes and former minister Ash Regan. The winner will be announced on March 27 after the polls

Kate Forbes: The minister who spent her childhood in India and now running for Scotland's top job

Kate Forbes, 32, cut short her maternity leave to join the race to replace Nicola Sturgeon as the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP)

Explained: How Nicola Sturgeon's resignation will affect Scotland's independence movement

The fate of the Scottish National Party and the independence movement are linked. When the SNP government performs well, support for independence can increase. This is something that Nicola Sturgeon's successor will have to keep in mind

'Had had enough': Nicola Sturgeon to quit as Scotland's First Minister

Sturgeon, who became Scotland's first female leader when she took power in 2014, had overseen unprecedented electoral success for the SNP as she pushed for another referendum on independence

Speed bump or tortuous path? At televised debate, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn manoeuvre on Brexit

In Prime Minister Boris Johnson's telling on Tuesday night, Brexit was simple, a speed bump on the road to British prosperity

Britain on course for December election after Labour party chief Jeremy Corbyn backs Boris Johnson's plan

Britain is on course for a December election Tuesday after the main Opposition Labour party said it would support Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan

Boris Johnson to make fresh attempt to force early election after EU agrees to postpone Brexit until 31 January

Boris Johnson had previously said he would rather be 'dead in a ditch' than extend the tortuous Brexit process started by the 2016 EU referendum

UK's Opposition parties suggest 9 December as date for general elections in attempt to avoid no-deal Brexit

British opposition parties proposed an earlier election date than the one PM Johnson offered, trying to force his govt to delay a final decision on Brexit.

Scotland's ex-first minister Alex Salmond charged with attempted rape, sexual assault; was face of independence campaign

Salmond led the pro-independence SNP for 20 years and headed Scotland's semi-autonomous government as first minister, from 2007 to 2014.

Catalonia votes to break away from Spain: Carles Puigdemont says citizens have right to an independent state

Catalonia’s leader Carles Puigdemont said the region won the right to break away from Spain, with his government claiming Monday that 90 percent of voters backed independence in the banned referendum which was marred by clashes.