The Scottish National Party hoped a second day of vote-counting Saturday would bring it a slim majority in the devolved parliament while Prime Minister Boris Johnson decried its plan for an independence referendum.

Scotland votes on Thursday to elect the national parliament with the ruling party seeking a green light for a fresh referendum on independence from the United Kingdom.

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday said she will push for another referendum on independence if her party is voted back into power at upcoming elections.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Thursday praise the United Kingdom's collective response to coronavirus during a trip to Scotland, in a bid to counter record support for independence. Johnson is set to highlight the British government's role in Scotland dealing with the pandemic, from deploying the army to help roll out vaccines to providing…

Scottish independence campaigners have seized on comments by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in which he said the creation of a devolved parliament in Edinburgh had been "a disaster".

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday rejected calls for a second referendum on Scottish independence, despite an apparent surge in support for a breakaway

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday promised a bright future after Brexit on his first visit to Scotland but Britain's top business lobby said companies need to be on an "emergency footing" because of the growing likelihood of a no-deal exit.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Thursday that Scotland needed an "alternative option" to the Brexit strategy of new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as she planned another independence push.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's renewed push for secession from the UK faces several hurdles if her nationalist party's dream of independence is to come true, analysts said Thursday.

With Britain tearing its hair out over the Brexit confusion, Scotland's government is biding its time as it prepares for the ultimate prize -- independence.

Scotland's pro-independence leader vowed on Monday to vote against any Brexit agreement that fails to preserve much closer EU-UK ties than currently under discussion.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon railed at London's "mad Brexiteers" on Monday after holding talks with EU officials in Brussels, where she firmly backed Britain staying in the bloc's customs union and single market after the divorce.