Tag: Scotland

• Monday, March 20th 2017 - 08:31 UTC

  Holyrood will formally request Wednesday Westminster authority to hold a second independence referendum

  

  First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to warn Prime Minister Theresa May she will “shatter beyond repair” the notion that the UK is a partnership of equals if she turns down a request from the Scottish Parliament to hold a second independence referendum.

• Friday, March 17th 2017 - 06:27 UTC

  UK government rejects Scottish independence referendum: “now is not the time”

  

  The UK government is to reject calls for a Scottish independence referendum before Brexit after Theresa May said “now is not the time”. The prime minister said the focus should be on getting the best Brexit deal for the whole of the UK.

• Wednesday, March 15th 2017 - 07:26 UTC

  Scottish support for independence at its highest, but EU popularity has fallen

  

  Support for Scottish independence is at its highest-ever level, according to an academic study, but the Scottish Social Attitudes survey also suggested the popularity of the European Union has fallen. The researchers said this suggested focusing on EU membership may not be the best way to swing more voters towards independence.

• Wednesday, January 18th 2017 - 10:20 UTC

  Scotland “undoubtedly” closer to an independence referendum

  

  First minister Nicola Sturgeon said that plans to take the UK out of the EU's single market brought a second Scottish independence referendum “undoubtedly” closer. She was speaking after Prime Minister Theresa May outlined her government's thinking on Brexit.

• Thursday, November 10th 2016 - 11:04 UTC

  PM May congratulates Trump and looks forward to working with him

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May has led UK political congratulations for Donald Trump after his US election victory. The PM said Britain and the US had an “enduring and special relationship” and would remain close partners on trade, security and defense.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2016 - 10:57 UTC

  PM Theresa May and Scotland´s First Minister Sturgeon clash over Brexit

  

  British PM Theresa May and Scotland’s First Minister clashed at a Downing St Brexit summit dominated by a “very frank exchange of views”, Nicola Sturgeon revealed. Ms Sturgeon branded a warning from Number 10 that the devolved administrations must not try to undermine the UK’s negotiating position as “nonsense” as she labelled the talks between the PM and the leaders of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, as “deeply frustrating”.

• Saturday, October 15th 2016 - 10:20 UTC

  Gibraltar takes its “Brexit” concerns to the Scotland's ruling party conference

  

  Gibraltar Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Joseph Garcia has said it should be possible for different parts of the British family of nations to enjoy varying degrees of participation with the European Union in the future. Dr. Garcia was speaking in Glasgow during the Scottish National Party conference, in the presence of Scotland’s Minister for Europe and International Development Dr. Alisdair Allan MSP.

• Thursday, October 13th 2016 - 09:41 UTC

  Gibraltar attends SNP conference in Glasgow: shares Brexit concerns

  

  Gibraltar's Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia is in Scotland to attend the conference of the Scottish National Party (SNP). The event opened in Glasgow on Wednesday and this is the first time that Gibraltar will have an exhibition stand. It is also the first time that the Gibraltar Government will host an official reception.

• Thursday, June 30th 2016 - 15:32 UTC

  Scotland pleads to stay in the EU but Spain rejected the idea: “if UK leaves, Scotland leaves”

  

  Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon pleaded her case in Brussels on Wednesday for Scots to stay in the EU, showing how Britain's vote to leave the bloc could splinter the United Kingdom. But she drew a rebuff from Spain and a mixed response from European officials.

• Friday, June 24th 2016 - 20:51 UTC

  Scotland's Sturgeon admits second independence referendum “highly likely”

  

  Scotland's first minister has said a second independence referendum is “highly likely” after the UK voted to leave the EU. Nicola Sturgeon said it was “democratically unacceptable” that Scotland faced the prospect of being taken out of the EU against its will.