First Minister John Swinney asked parliament to formally request the transfer of powers from the UK government to Scotland.

“A vote for the SNP is a vote for a referendum on independence. Based on the 2011 precedent, an SNP majority at this election ...

The party is facing a fresh police complaint about cash raised for a campaign on the country's constitutional future.

Opposition parliamentarians used the debate to raise concerns about the criminality of former SNP chief executive Peter ...

Members of the Scottish Parliament are expected to back a call for Westminster to hand over the powers to allow a second ...

John Swinney admitted the SNP has spent the independence fund earmarked for Scottish independence campaigning.

(Bloomberg) -- Alex Salmond, who turned his Scottish National Party’s dream of power into reality even though he didn’t see his vision of an independent country come true, has died. He was 69. Salmond ...

Scottish independence is the movement for Scotland to become a sovereign state, independent from the rest of the United Kingdom. The kingdoms of England and Scotland were joined in an act of union in ...

Scotland could hold a second independence referendum as soon as 2028, First Minister John Swinney has said. Speaking ahead of Holyrood elections next month, the SNP leader said it was “perfectly ...