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SNP-run Scotland is the only part of the UK where child poverty is expected to fall, and soon we will take another step forward by abolishing Labour’s two-child cap. We are introducing more measures ...
Looking around this room today, I see many other ambitious Scottish businesses represented. Like me, I know you will be conscious of just how much we have going for us as a country. That optimism, of ...
Friends, Thank you all for joining me here in Edinburgh today We are here to reflect on a moment of tremendous significance in Scotland’s recent past. But more importantly, we are here to demonstrate ...
Friends, it is my pleasure to welcome everyone to our 90th annual SNP conference. A lot has happened since we last gathered in Aberdeen and I want to begin my remarks by paying tribute to Humza Yousaf ...
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 ...
John Swinney, the new leader of the SNP, is due to take office as Scotland’s seventh First Minister. He is the longest serving Deputy First Minister in the history of UK devolution, and has served in ...
I would like to thank you, Lorna, and the Party staff for the professional way this leadership process has been run at such short notice – enabling the Scottish National Party to get back on the front ...
Good afternoon, Can I thank you all for coming. Last week I stood here to announce the ending of the Cooperation Agreement between the SNP and the Greens, the Bute House Agreement, and that the SNP ...
Scotland’s green renewables sector has hit a landmark achievement – generating more than 100% of Scotland’s electricity demand for first time. This is a significant milestone in Scotland’s journey to ...
In England prescriptions cost £9.65 per visit. In Scotland they’re free. The SNP abolished this tax on ill health. However, keeping free prescriptions protected cannot be taken for granted. Few people ...
Delegates, 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 ...