John Swinney says he will work with Andy Burnham on devolving more power to Scottish regions, but rejects criticism that Holyrood is too centralised.
Staff member · 2 min readThe Government has introduced legislation to repeal historic restrictions preventing Roman Catholic and Jewish prime ministers from carrying out constitutional duties relating to church appointments.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readJohn Swinney has predicted that Andy Burnham will be the last prime minister of the United Kingdom as the SNP leader intensifies pressure for another Scottish independence referendum.
Charlotte Mercer · 5 min readJohn Swinney, Rhun ap Iorwerth and Michelle O'Neill are expected to meet in Cardiff on Monday as nationalist leaders prepare a joint declaration on self-determination and the UK's constitutional future.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readAndy Burnham has sparked a fresh Scottish independence row after saying another referendum would not take place unless majority public support emerged, prompting the SNP to claim the Prime Minister had shifted his position.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readFormer prime minister Gordon Brown has predicted that Ireland will eventually be united, just days after Andy Burnham said a referendum on Irish unity was 'off the table'.
Charlotte Mercer · 5 min readJohn Swinney's Scottish Government has demanded a Scottish Visa, Rural Visa and Scottish Graduate Visa just a day after publishing its draft legislation for another independence referendum.
Charlotte Mercer · 6 min read