Scotland

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Exactly ten years ago today, people in Scotland were voting on whether to remain part of the UK – an era-defining referendum that would end in failure for the ‘Yes’ campaign, but kickstart a now-faltering period of SNP dominance. 

The Scottish National Party meets in Edinburgh this weekend for some serious soul-searching as they try to regroup after a bruising general election defeat. 

The outcome of the election is a lot less clear in Scotland.

We spoke to the outgoing leader of the Scottish Conservatives Douglas Ross, and began by asking him his reaction to the latest polls and the scale of rejection of Conservative politics.

Some polls are saying that Labour could have more Scottish MPs than the SNP after July the 4th. 

The SNP leader John Swinney doubled down on a promise to push for another independence referendum as he launched his party’s manifesto in Edinburgh. 

Scotland’s Tartan Army has descended on Munich – as they take on the hosts Germany in tonight’s Euros opening match.

The SNP has formally launched its election campaign at a rally in Glasgow.

John Swinney was trying to kick start the SNP’s election campaign this afternoon –  but ended explaining why he didn’t think one of his colleagues should be suspended from the Scottish Parliament. Michael Matheson, who racked up  thousands in data charges on his parliamentary iPad while abroad, was sanctioned by a Holyrood committee this morning. 

Kate Forbes has confirmed she is considering running for SNP leader following Humza Yousaf’s resignation. 

We spoke to the leaders of Scottish Labour and the Scottish Conservatives – Anas Sarwar in Glasgow and Douglas Ross in Westminster.

If the SNP can find a candidate who can command the support of enough Members of the Scottish Parliament, there will soon be a third First Minister in just over twelve months – quite a contrast from the seven and nine-year terms served by Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon respectively – both towering figures in the party and more broadly in pursuit of independence for Scotland.

We speak to Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Shona Robison, Ash Regan who left the SNP after losing to Humza Yousaf in last year’s leadership race and now is an MSP for the pro-independence Alba Party, and down the line from Glasgow, the SNP MSP, Fergus Ewing who’s a former Scottish cabinet minister.

It was a self-inflicted downfall – and Humza Yousaf admitted that himself. He miscalculated – hoping for a friendly divorce with the Greens but making it a bitter one.