Nicola Sturgeon clocked up 112,474 air miles in her seven years as first minister of Scotland, new data has revealed. The former SNP leader, who in June was arrested and later released without charge during a Police Scotland probe into possible fundraising fraud in her party, took 153 flights during her time in office, costing … Read more
Humza Yousaf’s government performed a humiliating U-turn yesterday after it was forced to hand over thousands of private messages to the UK Covid-19 public inquiry. In a spectacular climbdown, the SNP Government agreed to send 14,000 messages from ministers, officials and advisers in the coming days. It comes after lawyers for the inquiry threatened legal … Read more
The defection of former SNP leadership challenger Ash Regan to Alex Salmond’s Alba Party piles misery on top of misery for First Minister Humza Yousaf. In the six months since he succeeded Nicola Sturgeon, Mr Yousaf has seen his party’s famous unity crumble. Those who were once allies, marching together under the independence banner, are … Read more
Keir Starmer‘s allies boasted he is on track for Downing Street today after an SNP meltdown delivered a massive by-election win for Labour. Sir Keir’s party dramatically overturned a previous 5,300 majority for the separatists to seize Rutherglen & Hamilton West by a margin of 9,400. Experts said if the huge 20 per cent swing … Read more
Keir Starmer was jubilant today after being gifted a stunning by-election triumph by an SNP meltdown. The Labour leader told activists in Rutherglen & Hamilton West they had ‘blown the doors off’ after dramatically overturning a previous 5,300 SNP majority to seize the seat by a margin of 9,400. Experts said if the huge 20 per cent swing … Read more
SNP infighting is raging in the wake of the Rutherglen by-election disaster today with Humza Yousaf warned it cannot be ‘business as usual’. The separatists were dealt a shattering blow as Labour overturned a majority of more than 5,000 to seize the seat by a margin of 9,400. A swing on that scale at a … Read more
My, how the mighty fall. Less than a year ago, Nicola Sturgeon was mistress of all she surveyed. Impregnable as Scotland’s first minister. Lauded by both the London intelligentsia and international media which, though they know more about South Africa than they do about Scotland, felt competent to opine that she was one of the … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon‘s aides billed Scottish taxpayers for posh coffee machines for her office, a fancy cover for her iPad and more than £1,700 for gatherings of her inner circle of economic advisers, documents reveal. Staff working for the then First Minister bought two coffee machines in two months in 2020 for her office, with an … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon today defiantly said she had ‘no regrets’ about a controversial Scots transgender rights law she introduced before quitting power. The former First Minister said she would vote for the Gender Recognition Reform (GRR) Bill ‘tomorrow’ if it came back to Holyrood, in an interview at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The law, which makes it easier … Read more
Scottish police chief says his relationship with Nicola Sturgeon makes SNP finances probe ‘difficult’ but insists it will get to the facts Sir Iain Livingstone said Operation Branchform would clarify ‘evidence and facts’ By Michael Blackley Scottish Political Editor Published: 09:41 BST, 4 August 2023 | Updated: 09:42 BST, 4 August 2023 Scotland’s police chief … Read more