Devolved Government News Today

Scotland's former deputy first minister, John Swinney, announced on Thursday he would stand to succeed Humza Yousaf as leader of the country's governing Scottish National Party (SNP).The announcement follows Yousaf's announcement on Monday that he would resign as party leader and Scotland's first minister once a successor has been chosen to head the devolved government.

A profile of Humza Yousaf, the SNP leader, who faces a no confidence vote in the Scottish Parliament.

Whether true or not, the UK’s political parties have failed to quash the perception that they prioritise cities.

There is a need to address the imbalance of the UK’s devolution settlement but the East-West Council may not be it

There is no shortage of challenges facing ministers who will soon take office at Stormont.

Scotland has demanded more money after Rishi Sunak gave Northern Ireland £3.3 billion to restore its devolved government.

Public transport faces major disruption as bus and train workers take further strike action over pay.

Northern Ireland’s Unionist politicians are generally, and widely, regarded on the mainland as obstructionist reactionaries who are too in thrall to their own history.

Europe News: Read the latest news about Northern Ireland's main pro-UK party, the DUP, endorsing a deal with the UK government to end a long-running boycott of the province's devolved government. Find out the conditions and implications of the deal.

The main pro-union party in Northern Ireland, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), said Tuesday it had reached a deal with the UK government that would end its near two-year government boycott and mark a return to power-sharing in the province.