The Latest Breaking News from Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed her government's Plan B following their Supreme Court defeat will be to focus on independence at the next general election.

Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Scottish government cannot hold a new independence referendum without approval from Britain’s parliament, shutting down promises by the nationalists to hold a second vote next year.

The First Minister claimed Scottish democracy could "not be denied" after the Supreme Court ruled that Holyrood could not hold a referendum without Westminster approval.

Nicola Sturgeon has said Supreme Court ruling "doesn’t make law, only interprets it"

THE SNP will hold an emergency party conference to determine how to move ahead after the Supreme Court found an independence referendum cannot be…

SCOTTISH Tories have welcomed the Supreme Court’s verdict that an independence referendum cannot be legally held without Westminster’s…

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said Scots wanted Holyrood and Westminster to focus on tackling the cost of living crisis.

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross said the ruling was ‘clear and unequivocal’.

The First Minister has confirmed the SNP will use the next general election as a "de facto" referendum on independence after the Supreme Court blocked her original plan for a vote next year.

The Supreme Court says the Scottish government cannot hold a second plebiscite next year without London’s approval.

Scotland needs the approval of Westminster to push ahead with next year’s planned second referendum on independence, top judges have ruled. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has already laid out plans for a vote on October 19 next year to ask: “Should Scotland be an independent country?”. But in a major…