SNP MANIFESTO NEWS, POLICIES AND MPS UPDATES

'I'm never going to be told how to dress - especially by a man!' SNP rising star Mhairi Black reveals excruciating moment Alex Salmond told her to get a makeover 

17/12/17 19:49

17/12/17 17:48

Ros Altmann (pictured) and Patience Wheatcroft today warned they were appalled by attacks on rebels in the Commons but would not back down in their own opposition.

11/12/17 19:11

SNP Westminster chief Ian Blackford (pictured) insisted the Prime Minister should tell the Commons she was committed to a soft border between the Republic and Northern Ireland.

10/12/17 16:58

A cross-party group of MPs are pushing an amendment that would force the government to hold a binding vote before it can formally enact the UK's departure from the EU.

16/11/17 18:32

The latest details of politicians' expenses have been published by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) watchdog, and can be searched using this map.

05/11/17 11:56

Scottish Minister Mark McDonald has resigned from government amid allegations about his private life.

19/10/17 19:28

The legislation will remove the defence of 'justifiable assault' in Scots law, which allows parents to use physical punishment to admonish a child (file image posed by models).

16/10/17 17:05

Scottish and Welsh ministers were in London today for talks with Damian Green, Theresa May's deputy, and David Davis on the so-called Repeal Bill.

11/10/17 08:39

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said she regretted the loss of MPs at the general election but refused to apologise for the heavy losses as she promised to press ahead with a re-run of 2014.

09/10/17 17:05

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon took time out from the main conference hall to pose with Catherine and Sam Shepherd, from Kirkintilloch (pictured).

09/10/17 08:54

Ms Sturgeon insisted her independence dream was strengthening every day Brexit draws closer in defiance of polls which suggest there might not be an independence majority in Holyrood next time.

04/10/17 22:27

Bill Barclay, from Fernieside, Edinburgh, was detained in front of his two children after handing over what turned out to be a counterfeit Scottish note at a bureau de change.

06/09/17 15:19

The Prime Minister defended the ambition to cut net immigration to the tens of thousands after being accused by the SNP of 'dancing to the tune of her right wing' MPs.

05/09/17 16:05

The legislative proposals were announced as the SNP reels from a dreadful election showing, which saw the party lose 21 of its MPs.

23/08/17 16:02

Scotland's £13.3billion deficit is 8.3 per cent of gross domestic product - over three times higher than the rest of the UK at 2.4 per cent, according to figures out today.

22/08/17 19:12

Paul Masterton said Moira Shemilt should be 'ashamed' of herself trying to use his young children to score cheap political points after he posted a picture of his daughter in the pink jacket she chose.

19/08/17 11:33

Despite her lifelong mission for Scottish independence, the country's First Minister said she was unhappy at being linked to other nationalist movements.

19/08/17 00:25

Miss Sturgeon this week led criticism of her predecessor for an ill-advised joke which she described as ‘a throwback to the Benny Hill era’.

01/08/17 18:33

Former SNP MP, who always denied any wrongdoing, said she has been ' completely exonerated' after the Crown Office in Scotland said it was dropping proceedings against her.

26/07/17 08:00

Dozens of 'fact-finding' missions were carried out by Commons committees as they probed issues from chemical regulations to how petitions are presented to the German parliament.

19/07/17 14:57

The SNP's Hannah Bardell flouted Parliament's usually strict dress code and proudly showed off her blue sports jersey.

23/06/17 08:53

The SNP, led by Nicola Sturgeon (pictured today) is set to demand a seat at the Brexit talks in return for ensuring the Scottish Parliament does not disrupt Theresa May's plans.

18/06/17 16:04

If Nicola Sturgeon's administration goes ahead with the plan it would be a stern rebuke to the DUP, the Northern Irish party in talks with the Tories about propping up the Government.

15/06/17 01:54

Sturgeon was reportedly looking at proposals to push ahead with another independence referendum, but rebrand it as a vote on the final Brexit deal to lure Scots into backing it.

13/06/17 22:13

Nicola Sturgeon's party set out to raise £1million in 100 days after the SNP leader launched her demand for a new poll in April. The donations webpage has now taken down 10 days early.

12/06/17 23:20

The SNP leader, whose own position is under threat after losing 21 seats, is in London with her MPs today (pictured) and said Mrs May's hard Brexit is 'dead in the water'.

10/06/17 11:53

Where Theresa May fell short, the seemingly unstoppable Ruth Davidson, leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, delivered in spades.

09/06/17 17:29

Policies that seemed likely to be brought in by an expected Tory win with a larger majority will now be on ice, while other parties' plans could now push themselves to the fore.

09/06/17 14:32

The First Minister's party lost a staggering 21 seats north of the border - down to 35 from 56 in 2015 - after Ruth Davidson's pro-Union Tories made huge gains.

09/06/17 08:16

The former SNP leader joined more than a dozen of his SNP colleagues on the sacked list this morning in a grim night for the nationalists.

08/06/17 17:12

Some voters reported queues of people ready to vote this morning as Theresa May issued an eve-of-poll rallying call last night to ‘reignite the British spirit’.

07/06/17 12:45

Nicola Sturgeon made the shock claim - which was furiously denied by Dugdale - during a leaders debate last night.

07/06/17 09:45

The outcome of Thursday’s General Election could affect aspects of our finances, from what we keep from our pay cheques to what we pay for rent. We round-up the parties' policies.

06/06/17 00:32

Scotland's First Minister also repeated her vow to try to hold a second independence referendum within the new two years.

03/06/17 15:20

The dramatic surge for Labour mirrors the results of other polling companies as a race which started with historic Tory leads appears set to go down to the wire.

03/06/17 13:34

This was the day Nicola Sturgeon let the cat out of the bag. After weeks of hinting and batting her eyelids, the Scottish nationalist leader finally admitted that her party would prop up a Corbyn.

03/06/17 03:16

Jeremy Corbyn was left red-faced when a voter called his manifesto a 'letter to Santa Claus' during last night's Question Time. His spendthrift policies came under heavy scrutiny

03/06/17 00:13

Ms Sturgeon, pictured in a music shop in Paisley, Scotland, said she would hold the Labour leader hostage by negotiating on a policy-by-policy basis instead of joining a government full time.

01/06/17 20:25

The plot was revealed today by shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry (left today with Jeremy Corbyn) at a joint event to promote Labour's Brexit plans.

01/06/17 19:09

The Prime Minister appealed for voters to have 'faith' in her as more polls showed Labour gaining ground with just a week to go until the vote.

31/05/17 08:52

Nicola Sturgeon will use her stranglehold over Jeremy Corbyn in a ‘coalition of chaos’ to force up income tax across the whole of the UK, it was claimed as her party revealed its manifesto.

30/05/17 14:06

Launching the SNP manifesto, the Scottish First Minister insisted there must be a fresh referendum on independence.

27/05/17 13:29

The SNP leader was pictured tucking into a cone in Granton, Edinburgh as politicians sweltered in the sunshine.

22/05/17 19:55

Claire Austin said she was 'saddened but not surprised' by the online attacks after she confronted Scotland's First Minister.

19/05/17 21:42

A row has broken out the day after the Prime Minister unveiled the party's manifesto, including bold pitches for Labour's traditional voters.

19/05/17 21:40

The Prime Minister ratcheted up her feud with the SNP leader as she appealed for Scottish voters to back her on June 8.

19/05/17 14:09

Viewers took to social media to make their views plain on the the two-hour ITV programme, which featured the leaders of the Lib Dems, SNP, Ukip, Green Party and Plaid Cymru.

18/05/17 19:22

Julie McKenzie said she has been inundated with messages from sites 'too dodgy to mention' after she accidentally used her personal email address on campaign leaflets.

17/05/17 00:20

Ms Sturgeon claimed Labour's manifesto directly lifts policies the SNP is already delivering' including free university tuition and ending hospital parking charges.

12/05/17 16:22

Nicola Sturgeon (pictured) is under pressure to drop Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh as a candidate over the allegations, which pre-date her political career.

07/05/17 18:36

Angus Robertson, who is facing a tough battle to cling on to his seat of Moray in the General Election, is facing fresh calls to donate the money.

04/05/17 17:26

Nicola Sturgeon was pictured voting in Glasgow today as voters in many parts of Britain went to the polls in local elections forecast to lead to devastating defeats for Labour.

02/05/17 21:06

Angus Robertson is on course to lose his Highlands constituency of Moray to the Tory surge, according to a YouGov poll released late last week.

01/05/17 21:44

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon (pictured with Alex Salmond) lashed Theresa May over her tax plans today as she insisted the Tories would not look after working people.

30/04/17 03:04

In her first campaign visit north of the border since calling the snap poll, Mrs May told activists every vote for her would help block a second independence referendum.

29/04/17 20:52

A contrary Nicola Sturgeon today insisted the general election is about opposing the Tories in Westminster - just three days after drumming up support for a second referendum.

28/04/17 13:08

Angus Robertson is on course to lose his Highlands constituency of Moray in the vote on June 8, according to the YouGov poll for The Times Scotland.

27/04/17 18:01

Alex Salmond set himself on a collision course with his leader by insisting that for Scottish voters the looming election is about the 'right of the Scottish parliament' to hold a second referendum.

27/04/17 00:10

The Labour leader has been accused of 'running scared' after aides made clear he will not agree to pre-election showdowns that do not include the Prime Minister.

26/04/17 13:14

Scotland’s First Minister tore into her rivals as she hit the campaign trail in Stirling for speeding up the timetable for raising the pension age for women.

25/04/17 22:01

The SNP leader had vowed to outline the 'next steps' to force a re-run of the 2014 poll when Theresa May rejected official pleas to call one.

24/04/17 18:35

The SNP leader lashed out at Tory attempts to 'buy' the election and accused the PM of calling the poll in a bid to defuse the row over campaign spending in 2015.

22/04/17 01:53

Jeremy Corbyn's campaign believes it is possible to take 40 Conservative marginals. The claim will fuel Tory warnings that a vote for Labour is a vote for a 'coalition of chaos'.

21/04/17 17:10

The SNP leader said admitted it was likely Mrs May would be returned to No 10 on June 8 but said voters must constrain her chance to 'steamroller' opposition.

21/04/17 13:45

The SNP leader held secret talks with representatives of BlackRock and Morgan Stanley while on her week-long taxpayer-funded tour.

21/04/17 08:53

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has already been accused of plotting to install the Labour leader as prime minister in exchange for getting a second referendum on Scottish independence.

20/04/17 15:02

The Scottish First Minister slammed Jeremy Corbyn's refusal to even consider forming a 'progressive alliance' in the Commons to block Theresa May from No 10.

19/04/17 08:46

Scotland’s First Minister said she will she will take her demand for a second independence referendum on the campaign trail ahead of the snap poll on June 8.

19/04/17 08:36

This will be the Brexit general election – everywhere apart from Scotland, that is. North of the border, the campaign will largely be fought over a second referendum on breaking up the UK.

03/04/17 10:38

SNP MP Alan Brown has revealed that ministers have so much trouble understanding his Ayrshire accent that he rarely receives answers to his questions when he speaks in the Commons.

31/03/17 07:44

The Scottish Government last night tweeted an image of the First Minister with her feet up on a couch in her official Edinburgh residence (shown), which looked identical to one of Thatcher from the 1980s.

28/03/17 12:50

The First Minister's red dress and jacket combination is by Edinburgh-based designers Totty Rocks, who ensure that all of their clothes are designed and produced in Scotland.

23/03/17 01:37

The Scottish Parliament came under fire for allowing a debate about independence to run for more than an hour after news of the Westminster attack filtered through to the chamber.

22/03/17 22:33

Holyrood is almost certain to endorse Ms Sturgeon's demand for a re-run of 2014's contest later today after a two-day debate. Mrs May has ruled out allowing a referendum before Brexit is finished.

21/03/17 16:31

Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson condemned Nicola Sturgeon's attempt to 'bulldoze' Westminster into granting power for a re-run of the 2014 referendum.

20/03/17 16:17

SNP Brexit Minister Michael Russell immediately complained the Joint Ministerial Council - set up to link Westminster and the devolved governments - was not told first.

18/03/17 23:34

Nicola Sturgeon pledged to continue her fight for Scotland's independence today. And it seems the politician is ready for anything - with a make-over to match.

18/03/17 14:46

The First Minister will concede that the independence ballot could be put back until after Brexit in an apparent climbdown just days after demanding a vote by spring 2019.

17/03/17 18:32

In an aggressive speech to SNP activists in Aberdeen, Mr Robertson accused the PM of 'arrogant bluster' and warned her: 'You are not going to get away with it'.

17/03/17 15:39

Deputy First Minister John Swinney (left) was repeatedly asked if the party would go ahead regardless in an effort to secure a positive vote.

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