The politician says she will step down after 27 years as an MSP, including more than eight as first minister of Scotland.

Labour’s Anas Sarwar challenged the First Minister to ‘re-examine his red lines’ in relation to the UK’s trident nuclear ...

John Swinney has rejected Scottish Labour’s call to reconsider the SNP’s opposition to nuclear weapons, insisting Trident has no place ...

She also said she did not go public with her ADHD diagnosis because she feared some at Westminster would use it against her.

She was also the longest-serving incumbent in that post – dealing with no fewer than five different Conservative prime ...

Swinney said he was 'proud' of what the government had achieved under Sturgeon and accused the Tories of pursuing ...

Former SNP Westminster deputy leader Mhairi Black has said she could “maybe” join another political party in the future. Ms Black said she is still a member of the SNP, but warned she could ...

Damaging splits have erupted within the SNP over the party’s demands to remove Trident nuclear weapons despite the threat from Russia. The SNP’s former Westminster leader Ian Blackford called ...

The SNP say Donald Trump needs to be a steadfast ally of Ukraine after a fiery exchange with Zelensky on Friday.