Tag: Nicola Sturgeon

Friday, June 18th 2021 - 06:42 UTC
Scotland calls for UK/Australia trade deal to be ratified by Westminster and Holyrood

Scotland's First Minister has raised concerns about the impact of the UK/Australia trade deal announced this week on Scottish farmers and called for the agreement to be ratified by Westminster and Holyrood, according to the Edinburgh media.
Thursday, May 27th 2021 - 08:25 UTC
Scottish leader working for a coalition to re launch a pro independence referendum

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon insists on working on forming a pro-independence majority and is holding talks with the Green Party for a coalition. Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), said she had held discussions with the Greens, who have promised to support a second independence referendum, at her official residence earlier this week.
Sunday, May 9th 2021 - 09:31 UTC
SNP falls one seat short of full majority but with help from the Greens 2nd Scottish Independence referendum seems inevitable post covid-19

First Minister Nicola Surgeon's Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) has won Thursday's elections but was kept one seat from a parliamentary majority of its own after vote counting ended Saturday, it was reported.
Wednesday, March 3rd 2021 - 08:18 UTC
Scottish leaders' quarrel: Conservatives call for the resignation of First Minister Sturgeon

Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, should resign, the main opposition party said on Tuesday amid a dispute involving her predecessor that threatens to damage the independence movement.
Thursday, January 28th 2021 - 09:15 UTC
Johnson off to Scotland to confront growing support of independence referendum

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is traveling on Thursday to Scotland to confront growing support for another independence referendum. Ahead of his visit, Johnson said that Scotland, as a part of the UK, gained access to a coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca, and they are being administered by their shared armed forces, who are creating 80 new vaccine centers in Scotland.
Monday, January 4th 2021 - 05:00 UTC
Johnson, Scottish independence referendum a “once in a generation” vote; Sturgeon, “we'll be back soon”

Boris Johnson has reiterated his position that a Scottish independence referendum should be a “once-in-a-generation” vote. Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr program, the prime minister said the gap between referendums on Europe - the first in 1975 and the second in 2016 - was “a good sort of gap.”
Saturday, December 26th 2020 - 09:17 UTC
Scotland claims the post-Brexit trade accord was “a bad deal for fishing”

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has accused the UK government of breaking promises to Scotland's fishing industry over the post-Brexit trade deal. The Scottish government said the agreement announced on Thursday was ”a bad deal for fishing.”
Tuesday, December 22nd 2020 - 07:54 UTC
Johnson tells Scotland's leader Sturgeon he will not extend deadline to reach a post Brexit deal with EU

Responding to calls from the leader of the Scottish Nationalists and the mayor of London, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will not make moves to extend the deadline to reach a post-Brexit deal with the European Union.
Saturday, November 28th 2020 - 09:18 UTC
Scottish leader anticipates an independence referendum earlier next year

Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon said an independence referendum that could wrench apart the United Kingdom after Brexit should take place in the earlier part of the devolved parliament’s next term, which begins next year.
Wednesday, September 23rd 2020 - 06:29 UTC
In a dramatic speech, PM Johnson calls for more action to combat second wave of Covid-19

Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the British people on Tuesday to work from home where possible and ordered restaurants and bars to close early to tackle a fast-spreading second wave of COVID-19, with new restrictions lasting probably six months.