The SNP's John Swinney was accused of hitting the "independence panic button" after making a fresh push to break up the UK.

There have been voices in the SNP for some time saying that an independence vote should be a rubber stamp on the "settled ...

The First Minister said he would “turn the heat up” on the UK Government to allow a second independence referendum.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday announced plans for a second referendum on Scottish independence before 2021, less than five years after Scots rejected the last push to ...

John Swinney has vowed to "turn the heat up" on the UK Government to permit a second independence referendum.

Scottish voters rejected independence in a 2014 referendum that Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party called a once-in-a-generation vote. But Sturgeon says Brexit has altered conditions dramatically.

LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The UK Supreme Court begins two days of hearings on Tuesday to consider whether the Scottish government can pass legislation allowing it to hold a second independence ...

Nicola Sturgeon has told MSPs how she plans to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence, regardless of whether or not the UK government grants formal consent. UK ministers have already ...

The Saltire, the national flag of Scotland, and the British Union Jack are raised above Horseguards in central London on Sept. 17, 2014, ahead of the referendum on Scotland’s independence.

The ruling Scottish National Party pledged on Thursday to hold an independence referendum by the end of 2023, a step that could fracture the United Kingdom by ripping apart the 314-year union ...

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Pitlochry, Scotland, February 6. Sturgeon is seeking a second referendum on Scottish independence. Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in ...

The SNP together with the Scottish Greens, who also support secession, won more than half of 129 seats in the parliament, giving a pro-independence majority to ensure any referendum bill could be ...