Performance under close questioning will allow supporters to give benefit of the doubt

Former first minister’s evidence mixed clarity of detail with a sharp emotional charge

James Wolffe says prosecutors’ decision to redact evidence done ‘in the public interest’

London Letter: Scottish independence movement needs hugely popular spearhead

‘I firmly believe Scottish independence will happen,’ Scotland’s first minister has said

Pandemic has strengthened case for union, says prime minister on visit to Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon confirms plan to press ahead with second independence vote

SNP leader’s plan leaves unanswered questions with vow to make vote legally watertight

Global figures pass 95m cases and more than 2m deaths, says Johns Hopkins University

Labour leader says party would oppose a second Scottish independence referendum

Differing responses to Brexit and Covid in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are compounded by the turbulent everyday politics of Boris Johnson’s chaotic premiership

Johnson seeks to calm Downing Street chaos and make investment in midlands and north

British prime minister’s remarks undercut Conservative party stance in Scotland

We are never too far from a story about a celebrity with a history of domestic violence

Church leaders ask ‘on what foundations does our democracy stand?’ if Bill is passed

SNP leader at Westminster accuses prime minister of staging a power grab

How can Scotland meet climate targets while Ireland fails? One word: leadership

Attempted rape charge relates to alleged incident at official residence in 2014

Potential future SNP leader Derek Mackay’s conduct ‘unacceptable’, Sturgeon says

UK can ‘rediscover the power of independent thought and action’, prime minister says

Campaign to ring Big Ben on Friday has been called off

Country to ‘move forwards as one United Kingdom’ with Brexit, Boris Johnson says

London Letter: Johnson rails against SNP record and rejects request for second referendum

Former Scottish first minister says he is innocent and will ‘vigorously’ defend himself

Lib Dems set out election stall with pledge to cancel Brexit while SNP warns of power grab

Scottish first minister does not rule out Scotland-Northern Ireland bridge

British PM deemed likely to step down if Tories contest MEP elections on May 23rd

Two car manufacturers say they could move production out of Britain in event of no deal

British prime minister receives warm reception from Conservative 1922 Committee

Foreign secretary Hunt says unity had given other EU countries more leverage in talks

When it’s all over, what will be left for Northern Ireland to be united with?

Minister for UK negotiations on future of Scotland in Europe says situation is ‘unwanted’

First minister waiting for clarity on Brexit before proposing another referendum

In an unusual election, nationalists avoid talk of independence as unionists embrace it

DPP understood to have advised domestic abuse and ordinary assault hard to define

Prime minister says it is in Britain’s interest for EU to succeed and prosper

Nicola Sturgeon’s call backed as Conservatives rule out second vote until after Brexit

Stand-off suits Sturgeon by fortifying Scotland’s sense of grievance towards England

PM expected to visit the North shortly as Scotland begins independence motion debate

SNP leader attempting to exploit Brexit with independence ‘obsession’, says May