Updates

31/05/2017

SNP manifesto: what it means for LGBTI people

A vote for the SNP on June 8th is a vote for strong SNP voices that will act as champions for LGBTI equality and progressive causes, to make Scotland a fairer and more equal country for all. You can download our LGBTI General Election manifesto in full here.

31/05/2017

SNP manifesto: what it means for rural and remote communities

We have now launched our manifesto for the General Election on 8 June. It sets out how we will ensure that there is strong opposition to a re-elected and increasingly hard line Tory government at Westminster.

30/05/2017

SNP General Election manifesto: what you need to know

Today we launched our manifesto for the 2017 General Election, setting out our plan to end austerity, strengthen Scotland’s hand in Brexit negotiations and ensure our right to choose our own future. Read the manifesto in full here.

30/05/2017

Nicola Sturgeon’s speech at the SNP General Election manifesto launch

Below is the speech made by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at Perth Concert Hall as she launched the SNP manifesto. Check against delivery.

29/05/2017

Terror cannot triumph

There are times when words simply cannot do justice to the enormity of events or to the depth of human emotion they can provoke.

28/05/2017

The SNP plan to end austerity: explained in 200 words

Now, more than ever, Scotland needs strong SNP voices, standing up for Scotland and against Tory cuts.

28/05/2017

Repeated Tory U-turns make them look weak and wobbly

Politics is a fast moving world. On Monday night I prepared to head to bed having just put the finishing touches to my speech for Tuesday’s planned launch of the SNP manifesto.

26/05/2017

Don’t let the Tories cut your pension

Now more than ever, we need strong SNP voices at Westminster to stand up for older people and against Tory cuts to pensions.

23/05/2017

First Minister's statement to the Scottish Parliament on the attack on Manchester

Below is the statement given by the First Minister to the Scottish Parliament regarding the terrible events in Manchester.