Scotland's parliament on Tuesday (May 7) approved John Swinney as the country's new first minister. This happened a day after he was named leader of the ruling pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP).

Scottish parliament approves John Swinney as country’s new first minister

Scotland could rejoin the European Union "smoothly and quickly" after gaining independence, the government said in a report on Friday (Nov 17) as it chalks out its plans for getting back into the bloc.

Scottish government chalks out 'post-independence plans' to rejoin European Union

The Scottish National Party is facing a great political crisis, officials are probing former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, her husband and the party treasurer. Senior members say both Sturgeon and her husband could even be arrested.

Scotland: Funding 'scam' in Scottish National Party, heat on Nicola Sturgeon & her husband | WION

Scotland police on Wednesday arrested a 58-year-old man as part of an investigation into the Scottish National Party's funding. BBC has identified the man as Peter Murrell, husband of the political party's former leader Nicola Sturgeon.

Police Scotland arrest former SNP party leader Nicola Sturgeon's husband over 'financial irregularities'

History is strange. Politics is stranger. What is right today may not be tomorrow. The peculiar thing in both history and politics is that few people pause to notice the ironies and strange twists in both.

Outsourcing to outliers: Muslim Scot, British Hindu leaders show chequered path from imperialism to democracy

Scottish National Party (SNP) on Saturday appeared likely to fall short of gaining absolute majority in the devolved parliament. The SNP strongly favours a fresh Scottiosh independence referendum.

Scottish National Party projected to fall short of majority

Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon on Thursday warned the United Kingdom that she wants the second referendum "in the earlier part" of the next Scottish parliament, which begins next year.

Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon warns UK; wants referendum 'early in next parliament'

The leader of Britain's pro-European Union Liberal Democrats, Jo Swinson, lost her parliamentary seat to the Scottish National Party on Friday. The Liberal Democrats had hoped to win over 'remain' voters by pledging to overturn Britain's 2016 vote to leave the EU but an exit poll predicted they would gain just one seat in parliament compared to the last national election in 2017.

UK Liberal Democrat leader Swinson loses seat to Scottish National Party

Scotland must be allowed to hold another referendum on its place inside the United Kingdom following the crushing victory of the nationalists in the election, leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Friday.

Scotland must be given new independence vote: Nicola Sturgeon

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