Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003

A British lawmaker from the governing Conservative Party has resigned after admitting he watched pornography on his phone in the House of Commons chamber.

The decision was announced by the UK Transport Minister

Scotland votes on May 6 to elect the national parliament with the ruling party seeking a green light for a fresh referendum on independence from the United Kingdom.

The election for the 129 members of the Scottish parliament (MSPs) to serve for the next five years has reignited the debate on whether the country of 5.5 million would be better off on its own.

Scotland's finance chief has resigned after a newspaper report that he had sent hundreds of messages to a 16-year-old boy.

Scottish Finance Secretary Derek Mackay, 42, apologized for what he said was foolish behavior.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has written a letter to Theresa May formally requesting a second Scottish independence referendum, raising a number of legal questions about whether and how it can and will be held.

Maybe they reach sexual maturity very young in Scotland. What else could explain the fact that they are going to have another referendum on Scottish independence only three years after the last one?

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that she will submit a request to Parliament to schedule a new referendum on independence next week.

Before that, however, London's approval is needed and London is adamantly against this.

The threat of a new Scottish independence referendum is creating unnecessary uncertainty and division, a British government spokesman said on Feb. 27, reiterating British Prime Minister Theresa May's view that there was no need for another vote on the issue.

Scotland will begin consultations on a second referendum on independence, announced the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon.

At a party conference in Glasgow, Sturgeon pointed out that a draft bill on the project will be published next week. It will be the first step towards a new referendum, reported BBC.

Scottish nationalist leader Nicola Sturgeon said a second referendum on independence was "more likely than not" in the next five years if she wins an election on May 5 as polls predict. 

The pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) had said  it would not press for another vote on independence until it was clear most Scots wanted to leave the United Kingdom.