The Latest Breaking News from SNP

Yousaf has to handle a multi-faceted SNP strategy and speak to two different audiences

Party’s new leader must win back voters but also broaden support for Scottish independence, a key contradiction

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023

Scottish council tax to be frozen next year, Humza Yousaf tells SNP conference

First minister announces surprise move as part of fightback against Labour surge, sparking row with Greens coalition partner

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023

Lisa Cameron votes with Tories for first time since joining party

LISA Cameron has voted with the Government for the first time since she defected from the SNP to the Conservatives.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 17, 2023

Key points in Humza Yousaf’s speech to the SNP conference

The SNP leader froze council tax, announced a new Scottish financial bond and called for a Gaza refugee programme.

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023

Scottish Government to issue first ever bond in SNP's 'most ambitious proposal yet'

The Scottish Government will take steps to issue its first ever bond to finance key infrastructure in Scotland, the First Minister has announced.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 17, 2023

Yousaf: UK and rest of world must create refugee scheme for people fleeing Gaza

Humza Yousaf offered Scotland as the first place to take refugees from the Middle East.

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023

Council tax to be frozen in Scotland next year, says First Minister

The Scottish Government had consulted on plans that could see council tax rise by between 7.5% and 22.5% on the most valuable properties.

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023

Kids with complex disabilities should have chance to defer education, say SNP

CHILDREN with profound disabilities should be offered the option of deferring their primary education for a year and offered extra funded…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 17, 2023

Scottish Child Payment should be replicated in Wales, Plaid Cymru leader says

PLAID Cymru’s leader has said he would like to see an equivalent of the Scottish Child Payment implemented in Wales where a third of children live…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 17, 2023

‘Like in the middle of a game of chess’: The mood at this year’s SNP conference

In the run-up to conference, the party has seen some turbulent months – but what has the mood really been like at this year’s conference?

The National (Scotland) · Oct 17, 2023