Scotland's First Minister has indirectly clashed with Cabinet Office Minister and Tory ideologue Michael Gove on the issue of a second Scottish independence referendum.

Boris Johnson has invited the leaders of the Welsh and Scottish governments to a leadership summit in London as he tries to contain the constitutional fallout emanating from adversarial results in local and national elections across the UK.

Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Willie Rennie has once again underlined his party's ideological opposition to Scottish statehood.

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has signaled her readiness to fight Scotland's 'most important' election in living memory but oddly enough in her latest interview she doesn't discuss any issues directly related to Scottish independence.

The Scottish Green Party's co-leader Lorna Slater has all but ruled out a post-election alliance with the Scottish National Party on policy grounds.

An online exchange between an SNP MP and a former British security official has effectively started the debate on the fate of the UK's Scotland-based nuclear weapons capability.

Alex Salmond had ratcheted up the pressure on London by insisting on opening talks on Scottish independence immediately after the Holyrood election in May.

In a sign the British establishment is increasingly alarmed by the rise of the Alba Party the Daily Telegraph has drawn comparisons to the situation in Northern Ireland in the early years of the 'Troubles'.

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has formally launched the SNP's campaign for May's Scottish Parliamentary election by delivering a pre-recorded message to party members and supporters.

Neale Hanvey has become the second SNP MP to defect to the newly-formed Alba party led by Scotland's former First Minister Alex Salmond.