Good morning – and welcome to the launch of the SNP manifesto for the 2024 Westminster election. This election takes place at a time when people are hurting. The aftermath of Covid has left scars ...

This is a party I consider my home, full of people I see as my extended family. I have never felt the love, kindness and solidarity of the SNP family as much as I have over the last ten days. So on my ...

Neil Gray is the MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, first elected in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election. Prior to that, he served as the MP at Westminster for the same constituency. In March 2023, he ...

From the Scottish Child Payment to world-leading climate targets, free bus travel and the Baby Box, the SNP under Nicola Sturgeon’s leadership has taken bold steps to build a fairer, greener and more ...

During the election campaign, my party promised to focus on steering Scotland through Covid. We set out an ambitious programme to drive recovery. And we pledged to give people in Scotland a choice ...

Being First Minister of Scotland is in my – admittedly biased – opinion the best job in the world. It is a privilege beyond measure – one that has sustained and inspired me, in good times and through ...

The full text of the draft resolution unanimously agreed by the NEC is appended: Context for the Special Democracy Conference: This Conference has been called by the National Executive Committee ...

This is a pivotal moment for the UK and Scotland. Tonight, the UK will leave the European Union. That will be a moment of real and profound sadness for many of us across the UK. And here in Scotland, ...

This year, Parliament marks the 25th anniversary of its opening, and I have witnessed every previous Programme for Government being announced – albeit from different seats across the Parliamentary ...

This is the first gathering of the SNP since our election victory in May. So let me begin with a big, heartfelt thank you. Firstly, and most importantly, to the people of Scotland – thank you for ...

It is so good to be speaking at Conference in person again, rather than virtually. Getting to hug friends and colleagues is so much better. Our political family – Scotland’s biggest party by far – is ...

The Scottish Government has published the third policy paper in its “Building A New Scotland” series, setting out the economic case for an independent Scotland. It’s a plan for a brighter future amid ...