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Holyrood unanimously votes to ban 'double-jobbing' MPs from being MSPs

HOLYROOD has unanimously passed a bill which will ban dual mandates, or “double jobbing”.

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MSPs to vote on ending dual mandates at Holyrood next week

Holyrood is expected to vote next week to prevent MSPs from also sitting as MPs, ending the practice known as “double jobbing”.

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Scottish minister urges UK Government to scrap voter ID requirements

THE UK Government has been urged to scrap requirements for voters to prove their identity at polling stations

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'Devolution should extend to Scotland's councils', Lesley Riddoch tells SNP members

YES supporter Lesley Riddoch has called for devolution in Scotland to extend to local councils, as part of an event at the SNP conference ...

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Independence Minister Jamie Hepburn's five wishes for Yes movement in 2024

MSP Jamie Hepburn was appointed as Scotland’s first minister for independence in April last year

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No benefits sanctions in an independent Scotland, ministers say

BENEFITS sanctions feed into a “vicious cycle” of destitution and would not be used in an independent Scotland, government ministers have said…

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MSPs back call for 'humane' migration system in independent Scotland

MSPs have backed calls for a “humane migration system tailored to Scotland’s needs” following the publication of the latest

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Independent Scotland would have 'polar opposite migration policy to Westminster'

AN independent Scotland would seek to be the “polar opposite” of a “hostile” Westminster when it comes to migration policy, ministers have…

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Jamie Hepburn responds to Cabinet Office independence information block

THE Minister for Independence has issued a response after the Cabinet Office refused to “confirm or deny” if it holds any information on…

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'Scared' Cabinet Office refuses to reveal independence information

THE Cabinet Office has refused to “confirm or deny” what information it holds regarding the role of Minister for Independence or related…

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Scotland could have referendum on monarchy after independence, says Jamie Hepburn

SCOTLAND could have a series of referendums after independence to decide on “more controversial” issues such as retaining the monarchy, a…

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Jamie Hepburn says majority of votes 'not necessary' for independence talks

INDEPENDENCE minister Jamie Hepburn has insisted the SNP are not lacking in ambition after the party rejected using the next General Election as a…

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What the First Minister, MPs and MSPs have said about the Chain of Freedom

THE Chain of Freedom is set to be one of the biggest demonstrations for Yes ever organised.

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Independence Minister accuses UK Government of ‘blackmail tactics’

SCOTLAND’S Independence Minister has accused UK ministers of using “tactics tantamount to blackmail” to get consent to legislation.

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Minister for independence slams Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer at local Yes meeting

JAMIE Hepburn has slammed both major Westminster party leaders at a local Yes meeting...

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'Not factually accurate': Jamie Hepburn debunks claim SNP is organising Yes rally

SCOTLAND’S minister for independence has said it is “not factually accurate” to claim this weekend’s Yes rally has been organised by SNP.

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Inside the SNP's South Scotland regional assembly on independence strategy

Members had a “huge voice” at the SNP’s South Scotland regional assembly as they quizzed the First Minister on a variety of different issues…

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Future white paper will 'address' issue of independent Scotland's border, says FM

AN upcoming whitepaper will “address the issue” of an independent Scotland’s border with England, the First Minister has said.

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Westminster's 'apologist-in-chief' slammed as he tells Yousaf to 'cease' indy work

SCOTTISH Secretary Alister Jack has been branded Westminster’s “apologist-in chief” after demanding Holyrood “cease” working on…

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Furious Alister Jack tells Humza Yousaf he must 'cease' independence effort

ALISTER Jack has reacted angrily to the Scottish Government's latest paper on independence.

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Scotland Secretary Jack blasts ‘irresponsible’ ministers for independence paper

Alister Jack hit out at the Scottish Government for using taxpayer funds to produce another paper on independence.

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Spending on independence papers ‘minute proportion’ of Scottish budget – Hepburn

The document proposed an independent Scotland would adopt a similar system for citizenship as Ireland.

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Tories fume over upcoming Scottish independence paper on citizenship

UNIONISTS have hit out at the planned launch of a new independence paper this week, with Tories calling it a “blatant misuse of public money”.

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Scottish Government to launch proposal on citizenship in an independent Scotland

The paper will reveal how non-Scots can apply for Scottish citizenship, and who will receive it automatically if the nation leaves the UK.

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Independence paper to be published detailing who could become Scottish citizen

MINISTERS will this week set out details on who would be eligible to become a Scottish citizen following independence.

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