The Scottish Government has warned new changes to customs and exports following Brexit could cost the UK up to £7billion each year, while Scotland’s Constitution Secretary Mike Russell has predicted the country’s GDP could plummet by as much as six percent over
The SNP politician has long maintained his party would seek to have Scotland re-join the European Union should voters back plans to break away from the UK in a second independence referendum. But BBC Breakfast host Roger Johnson challenged Ian Blackford as
Confronting former SNP finance spokesperson and chair of the Scottish Growth Commission Andrew Wilson for the Spectator TV, the BBC veteran dismantled Nicola Sturgeon’s ambition to join the EU whilst still using the British Sterling and having a central bank independent from
Health Secretary Matt Hancock, making a statement to the Commons, said today was a “monumental” day for the UK as regulators approved the first coronavirus vaccine. But SNP MP Dr Philippa Whitford criticised the Government’s decision to ramp up mass testing throughout
Nicola Sturgeon has claimed independence is “essential” to help with the task of rebuilding Scotland after coronavirus. Ahead of her final speech at the SNP annual conference on Monday, SNP MP Drew Hendry told BBC Politics Live: “Boris Johnson, like Donald Trump,
Nicola Sturgeon was grilled on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on the comparison between the number of coronavirus deaths in Scotland and those in the rest of the UK. The First Minister accused the BBC of using figures from only a fraction
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford tried to hit out at Boris Johnson’s foreign aid budget. He questioned whether the Prime Minister will stick to the target of 0.7 percent. Mr Johnson furiously hit back as he explained it was the Conservative Government
The SNP Westminster leader had to issue an apology and delete a tweet after sparking outrage with his unsubstantiated allegations. Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie accused Mr Blackford of stoking anti-English sentiment in Scotland with his ill-judged remarks and there was
The SNP’s leader in Westminster questioned whether the UK Government has followed the science throughout the coronavirus pandemic. However, viewers took to social media to mock Mr Blackford and the SNP’s record on “ignoring the science” during the COVID-19 crisis. One Twitter
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford spoke to Sky News’s Nick Quraishi to discuss Boris Johnson’s comments on devolution. This comes after the Prime Minister had said that devolution had been a failure earlier this week in a meeting. Mr Blackford claimed Scotland should