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Angus Robertson has been criticised for appearing to 'relish' the prospect of the SNP becoming the official opposition at Westminster

Angus Robertson urged to clarify indyref2 plan after 'official opposition' remark
CONSTITUTION Secretary Angus Robertson has been urged to clarify the Scottish Government’s indyref2 position following his comments on the possibility of the SNP becoming the official opposition at Westminster.

Glasgow hosted Eurovision in the film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

UPDATED Call for Scotland to get its own entry as Glasgow makes final Eurovision host shortlist

Nicola Sturgeon's government were accused of pretending to be left wing

EXCLUSIVE 'Laughable': Indy parties hit back at claims SNP 'pretend' they're left wing

Police cordoned off part of Victoria Road, outside Muhammad Shoaib's office in Glasgow on Wednesday

Man charged after Alba candidate 'attacked' at Glasgow law office

Gordon Brown's Unionist think tanks' plans for boosting economic growth have been branded a 'carrot' for voters

EXCLUSIVE 'Brownhog Day' as ex-PM's think tank calls for 'Scottish Treasury' to boost growth

Alba MPs Neale Hanvey, left, and Kenny MacAskill, right, will not swear allegiance to King Charles

EXCLUSIVE Alba MPs WON'T swear allegiance to new King - here's why

Alba's Chris McEleny, inset, has argued Scotland should not seek to re-join Nato after independence

Alba leadership to argue against Nato membership for independent Scotland

The BBC has apologised after presenters laughed at the suggestion Catholics were 'cleared out' of Scotland

EXCLUSIVE BBC 'sorry' after presenters laughed at Catholics being 'cleared out of Scotland'

Nicola Sturgeon wanted to stop Brexit

LETTERS No more kicking the can or playing by UK rules – it’s time to go

Yes campaigners need to make the argument Scotland 'can't afford' to stay in the Union, a new poll suggests

EXCLUSIVE Yes must show Scots we 'can't afford' to stay in UK to win indyref2, campaigners say

Is Toni Giugliano representing the SNP when he refers to ‘intolerant fringe groups like Alba’? Photograph: Colin Mearns

Letters Our work to build a unified Yes movement is being undermined

Alyn Smith says Scotland's independence supporters must be as dedicated as its athletes. Photograph: Colin Mearns

Letters SNP are telling us to keep the heid, but not what indy will look like

RMT Scotland members held a protest out of Scottish Tory headquarters in Edinburgh

special report RMT take pay protest to Scottish Tory HQ and demand UK ministers 'keep out' of talks

Keir Starmer has been found to have breached the MPs' code of conduct EIGHT times by a parliament sleaze watchdog

'Mr Rules' Keir Starmer's 'hypocrisy exposed' after EIGHT code breaches

SNP were forced into action on indyref2 court battle by 'apostate' Lord Advocate, MacAskill says

SNP were forced into action on indyref2 court battle by 'apostate' Lord Advocate, MacAskill says

Kenny MacAskill, Alba's deputy leader, poses with a 'highway robber' outside the UK Government's Edinburgh base in protest over the Berwick Bank wind farm

EXCLUSIVE Kenny MacAskill protests windfarm 'scandal' as energy sent to England

Hundreds attended the Scottish Sovereignty Research Group's cross-party conference in Dunfermline

Success of groundbreaking cross-party Scottish independence conference hailed

An anti-nuclear protest is set to take place at Faslane Naval Base on Saturday

Everything you need to know about All Under One Banner's anti-nuclear protest

Handout photo from the BBC showing the set where Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss will take part in a live debate on July 25

EXCLUSIVE BBC has 'no obligation to give parity to other views' after Tory leadership broadcast

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss appearing on the ITV Tory leadership debate on July 17. Photo: PA

EXCLUSIVE BBC 'breaching own impartiality rules with focus on Conservatives' views'

Boris Johnson's time at the head of the UK government has made other Tories look like political heavyweights

COMMENT Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh: SNP weakness is keeping Scottish democracy in chains

Two Alba MPs were suspended from the Commons last week

special report Should Scotland’s politicians withdraw from Westminster to push for independence?

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks at a press conference at Bute House in Edinburgh to launch a second independence paper. Photograph: PA

Nicola Sturgeon rules out SNP Westminster boycott after Alba Commons protest

Kenny MacAskill and Neale Hanvey spoke to STV after leaving the Commons

Alba MPs explain why they disrupted PMQs and got thrown out of the Commons

Alex Salmond wants to see a new strategy to win independence

Alex Salmond calls for new independence strategy for post-Boris UK

Willie Adamson (centre) pictured in 1920 with fellow leading Labour politicians Arthur Henderson, William Brace, Vernon Hartshorn and James Henry Thomas

COMMENT Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh: The lessons Yes can learn from historic 1918 election

Alex Salmond at the launch of Alba's local election campaign in Dundee earlier this year/PA Media

EXCLUSIVE Alba event cancelled by venue amid 'transphobia' allegations

Boris Johnson said he wanted to take the UK forward as a 'united country'

Independence would be 'utterly tragic for the whole world,' Boris Johnson says

File photograph of a Union flag

EXCLUSIVE Fury as police keep Union flag flying for over a month – against Government advice

Alex Salmond called for a convention to put forward the new case for independence which would include all Yes groups and those outwith the Government

‘Clarity of vision’: Alex Salmond issues advice for SNP's indyref2 plans

Alex Salmond's Alba Party has argued that independence-backing parties need to 'unite behind their common goal'

Alba to launch independence campaign after ScotGov paper published

Two DFDS ferries are seen arriving at the port of Dover, where traffic chaos has been commonplace since Brexit. Photos: PA

Updated 'Put money where your mouth is on Scotland to Europe ferry', Scottish Government told

Alex Salmond said he and Nicola Sturgeon have devoted their lives to independence

Salmond: My 'personal difficulties' with Nicola Sturgeon won't affect independence

Nicola Sturgeon launched a 'scene setter' for an independent Scotland which the BBC Scotland channel did not cover

EXCLUSIVE BBC Scotland criticised over 'appalling' coverage of independence paper launch

Drew Hendry MP hosted a live edition of the Scotland's Choice podcast at Progress to Yes

FROM PROGRESS TO YES Real-life dialogue can help bring an end to online Yes infighting

Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks with stallholders while stood behind British flags, during an event to promote British businesses, at Downing Street, London. Picture date: Monday May 9, 2022..

COMMENT There’s a deep insecurity in the state of the United Kingdom

Alba are reeling from poor results in the local elections

Letters Alba can still prosper and offer a viable alternative to the SNP

Alex Salmond's Alba Party has seen Kamran Butt, their most successful local election candidate, defect to the SNP. Photos: PA (left) and @SNPSAFI on Twitter

Alba's most successful council election candidate defects to the SNP

Professor John Curtice said Alex Salmond's Alba had 'completely failed'. Photos: PA

EXCLUSIVE Alba reject John Curtice's verdict that party 'must be over' after council vote

Belfast City Hall. Photograph: Getty

Brexit Northern Ireland's economy 'outperforming the UK's because of EU deal perks'

The SNP have closed the door to working with Alba, but will they manage to kickstart the Yes campaign in time for 2023?

Letters I really hope the SNP have a cunning plan to reboot the Yes campaign

Alba managed to provide a bank of 111 candidates just a year after setting up

Letters Vindictive comments about Alba’s failure to win any seats were disheartening

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at the Glasgow City Council vote count with SNP councillors and supporters. Photo: Colin Mearns

analysis James Kelly: Do Yes parties have much to celebrate after the local elections?

Alex Salmond's Alba had been hoping to return its first elected members

Alba 'undaunted' despite facing wipe-out in local elections, Alex Salmond says

It wasn't so long ago that the SNP were in a similar position to the one Alba are in now

Letters If there is no indyref in 2023, support for Alba will surely increase

National issues have dominated the local elections campaign

Independence supporters urged to 'vote till you boak' as Scots head to the polls

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon with SNP candidates and party supporters alongside the campaign bus at Holyrood, Edinburgh, while on the local election campaign trail.

ANALYSIS Parties push home key messages as polls open for local elections

Alex Salmond believes the SNP are shooting the Yes movement in the foot by telling voters not to rank other parties on their local election ballots

Letters SNP's focus on the 'day job' is a problem for restless indy supporters

The SNP are like a locally owned company that serves the local community
very well

LETTERS Bus analogy shows why Alba won’t speed up our journey to independence

Alba party leader Alex Salmond sat down with The National ahead of the council elections on May 5

Leaders' Interviews Alex Salmond talks independence, gender reform, and Alba's election hopes

I’m no fifth columnist, I joined Alba because I’m fed up with delays

Letters I’m no fifth columnist, I joined Alba because I’m fed up with delays

LibDem chief Alex Cole-Hamilton, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie and Alba boss Alex Salmond

LEADERS' INTERVIEWS The National launches series of Leaders' Interviews ahead of local elections

Chris McEleny defected from the SNP to Alba before last year's Holyrood elections

Letters Chris McEleny is skilled at linking local issues to the independence cause

Chris McEleny took us door knocking in Gourock ahead of the May 5 election

SPECIAL REPORT On the campaign trail with Chris McEleny: How will Alba fare in Inverclyde?