Scottish Independence

Alex Salmond's cause of death confirmed after fatal collapse

Humza Yousaf has been elected as Scotland’s sixth first minister.

ExclusiveAnalysis The big challenges facing Humza Yousaf - according to John Curtice

Humza Yousaf was announced as the winner of the SNP leadership election. (Credit: Getty Images)

The SNP has been wounded - time will tell if Humza Yousaf can heal it Heather Carrick

SNP leadership candidates Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes (Image: PA)

Analysis What did we learn from the final SNP leadership hustings?

Nicola Sturgeon has gone from the young pretender to the dominant personality in Scottish politics (Images: Getty / Mark Hall)

Sturgeon exits with typical grace - but leaves a headache for the SNP Nick Mitchell

The Scottish parliament passed the Gender Recognition Reform bill in December 2022.

Analysis What the Gender Recognition Bill row means for Scottish independence

The UK Supreme Court ruled that Scotland does not have the legal powers to hold a second independence referendum.

Analysis Polling guru John Curtice on IndyRef2 after Supreme Court legal battle