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    Nicola Sturgeon’s tearful exit throws push for Scottish independence into doubt

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Nicola Sturgeon’s shock resignation as first minister has raised doubts about the future of Scottish independence – with opposition parties declaring the SNP’s cause “dead”. The SNP leader announced she […] More

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    Watchdog warning over police use of Chinese-made surveillance equipment

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email British police forces are “shot through” with Chinese cameras, drones and other surveillance equipment, a watchdog has warned. Biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner Fraser Sampson said the findings of a […] More

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    Why has Nicola Sturgeon resigned?

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Nicola Sturgeon stunned both Holyrood and Westminster with the shock announcement that she is standing down as SNP leader and Scotland’s first minister after eight years. “In my head and in my […] More

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    UK’s Labour Party says ex-leader Corbyn can’t run again

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Former U.K. opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, who led the left-of-center Labour Party while it was stained by allegations of antisemitism, will not be allowed to run for Labour in the […] More

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    Watch as Nicola Sturgeon announces resignation as Scotland’s first minister

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Watch as Nicola Sturgeon announces her resignation as Scotland’s first minister after more than eight years in the role. The Scottish National Party leader confirmed the shock news during a […] More

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    Who will replace Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader?

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Nicola Sturgeon has resigned as SNP leader and Scotland’s first minister at a press conference at her official residence Bute House in Edinburgh. Ms Sturgeon said she knows the “time is now” […] More