Ciaran Jenkins , Scotland Correspondent
Ciaran Jenkins is the Scotland Correspondent for Channel 4 News.
He covers a wide range of stories, from home and social affairs to sport and technology. He has reported exclusively for Channel 4 News on international phone hacking scams and police racism.
Ciaran joined Channel 4 News in 2012 from the BBC, where he had specialised in politics and then education. During his time at the BBC he broke a series of exclusives on bogus academics and visa fraud, for which he won a number of awards.
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Pressure builds on Westminster for second independence referendum after SNP win
Our Scotland Correspondent Ciaran Jenkins has this report.
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Scottish Parliament on course for pro-independence majority
Our Scotland Correspondent Ciaran Jenkins joined us from Glasgow to tell us the latest on the Scottish elections results.
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Scotland election 2021: Sturgeon says SNP has ‘held its own’ as party eyes fourth consecutive victory
Counting is still going on in the Scottish Parliamentary elections, but SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon comfortably held on to her seat and said she was confident that her party was on course for a fourth consecutive victory.
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Scottish Parliament elections could have profound impact on future of UK
The elections for the Scottish Parliament could have a profound impact on the future of the United Kingdom.
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COP26: Scotland’s communities face transition to greener economy
In six months, the world will gather for COP26 in Glasgow to shape how we can avert climate disaster.
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Scotland elections: a battle for the whole of the UK?
Are Scotland’s elections a battle not just for Scotland, but for the whole United Kingdom?
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What Scottish Independence could mean for the Scotland-England border according to experts
With ten days to go until the Scottish elections, the political debate is still dominated by the issue of independence.
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Scottish election: ‘Power has to be devolved out of Westminster’, says Scottish Labour leader
It was an unenviable in-tray: dismal poll ratings, bitter party infighting and the Scottish parliament elections just weeks away.
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Scottish election: Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross on why he does not want Indyref2
The Scottish Conservatives launched their manifesto for the upcoming Holyrood elections today with a pledge to “rebuild Scotland” and block a second vote on independence.
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Nicola Sturgeon: SNP independence economics ‘completely out of date’
Ms Sturgeon also told this programme that figures in the SNP’s economic case for independence were now “completely out of date”.
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SNP targets Scotland’s most marginal seat as it seeks pro-independence majority
It is the most marginal seat in Scotland, where at the last election Labour hung on with a wafer-thin majority. This time around, Dumbarton is being fiercely contested, and it’s a key target for the Scottish National Party, who are hoping to build a commanding pro-independence majority in Holyrood this May. We have been to…
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Scotland pays tribute to Prince Philip as election campaigning is suspended
Scotland’s major political parties have suspended election campaigning following the announcement from Buckingham Palace, while all the party leaders have paid tribute. The Duke had deep and long-standing ties to Scotland.
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What could Alex Salmond’s new Alba party mean for the Scottish election?
He has pledged to deliver a “supermajority” for Scottish independence and put himself back in frontline politics.
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Scottish election: Sturgeon rules out working with Salmond and commits to Covid inquiry
Nicola Sturgeon has said she wants a public inquiry into her government’s response to the pandemic to start later this year.
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Scottish government offers NHS staff 4 per cent pay rise
The last week in Scottish politics has been dominated by the row over Alex Salmond, but at the eleventh hour, just before the Scottish parliament broke up ahead of the upcoming elections, an announcement was made on NHS pay. The Scottish Government is offering 154,000 NHS workers including nurses, a four per cent backdated pay…
