SNP split as veteran quits to form new Alliance for Independence party to 'Max the Yes' vote at Holyrood

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internal market between the four UK nations after Brexit. Mike Russell, the Scottish Government's spokesman on the constitution, told MSPs today the plan was not about smoothing trade but removing power from Holyrood and handing it back to Westminster.

Scottish Conservative councillor has resigned from the party in protest at its lack of support for the fitness industry.Tony Curtis, who has served on Glasgow City Council since 2017, told the Record his party had shown "a lack of leadership" and failed to stand up to the Scottish Government on the issue of when gyms could reopen following months of lockdown.Fitness businesses in Northern Ireland have reopened and gyms in England followed last week but there is still no route map from the

Richard Leonard would be putting his party first if he stood down as Scottish leader.Lord Foulkes said Scottish Labour needed “credible leadership” to take on the SNP but claimed Leonard was not breaking through with voters.He added that deputy Jackie Baillie could take over on an acting basis for the Holyrood election.Keir Starmer has seen his personal poll ratings soar since becoming UK Labour leader earlier this year.However Leonard, a left winger who has been in post for nearly three years,

Boris Johnson cannot deny an IndyRef2 if the SNP win a majority of seats at Holyrood at next year's election, Ian Blackford has warned.The Nationalist MP hit back at the Prime Minister after he used a flying to visit to the north of Scotland to once again rule out the prospect of another referendum on independence.Blackford claimed Johnson would be a "democracy denier" if he refused to engage with SNP demands.The Prime Minister insists the issue of independence was settled at the 2014 referendum

independence referendum but not the Brexit vote, according to reports. An investigation into alleged Russian interference in British democracy is due to be published on Tuesday.

breast cancer has been chosen to front a new charity appeal.Lynsey Ritchie hit the headlines earlier this year by throwing a “Thanks for the mammaries” party ahead of double mastectomy surgery.The 43-year-old wrote movingly on her blog about ordering a boob cake to mark the occasion.And now - a year on from her own diagnosis - the mum-of-four has been chosen to help launch in Scotland an urgent new appeal to get life-saving work back on track.She’s supporting Cancer Research UK as it launches an

“power surge” to Scotland as he prepared to publish legislation for a UK internal market to replace the EU Single Market.

Nicola Sturgeon'sadministration in Scotland after it was revealed that Whitehall will assume control of the state aid regime.

SNP works best 'under pressure' as the minority leader in Scotland. Harvie told the PA news agency that the ruling party could 'get lazy' if it formed a majority administration.

Daniel Holloway Executive Editor, TVGrant Morrison has been riding out the coronavirus pandemic at a safe distance from Hollywood.“As a writer, you’re self-isolating your entire life anyway,” Morrison says from his home in his native Scotland. “So it hasn’t been that difficult.

SNP and Labour MSPs are consulting the public on how to bring about a revolution in the “broken” social care system.Nationalist Angela Constance and Labour leader Richard Leonard are separately reaching out for views on a national care service, which could dismantle the largely privately-owned status quo.Constance, a former SNP Education Secretary, is calling for the Scottish Government to produce a blueprint before next year’s election.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to

Scottish independence can only be realistically achieved via a referendum agreed in advance by both Holyrood and Westminster, a new report has claimed.Some Nationalists have argued the consistent refusal by the UK Government to entertain the idea of an IndyRef2 means the the SNP must investigate an alternative pathway to a new Scottish state - a so-called Plan B.While Nicola Sturgeon has consistently ruled out deviating from the Edinburgh Agreement - which paved the way for the 2014 referendum -

antibody figures. Nicola Sturgeon’s administration said that 4,431 such tests had been completed, but the UK Statistics Authority has claimed the figure cannot be verified.

independence option instead. Kenny MacAskill MP has backed the idea of a new pro-independence party claiming that voting SNP in both Holyrood’s constituency and regional list votes “just doesn’t work”.

pub has been blasted for allegedly saying it will refuse to serve SNP supporters when it reopens next week.  The Caledonian Bar in Forfar has come under fire for a supposed social media post, now deleted, saying there would be 'no admittance' to SNP members or voters when the doors opened again next Wednesday. The tweet also says those over 70 and care home workers will also be barred due to coronavirus fears.

school in August after lockdown.The Scottish Government is examining safety options which would keep classes or whole year groups apart.It follows similar proposals unveiled by the UK Government for schools south of the border.Education Secretary John Swinney originally suggested schooling would resume on a part-time basis on August 11th.However, the ‘blended learning’ model, under which kids would be educated at home and in the classroom, was ditched after a parental backlash.Get all the top

The SNP has called on Rishi Sunak to grant Holyrood greater borrowing powers to help boost Scotland's economic recovery following four long months of lockdown. Ian Blackford, the party's leader at Westminster, wants the UK Government to offer a a "cast-iron commitment" to the devolution of key financial powers at today's mini-Budget.