SNP chances of winning outright majority are on a knife-edge
The latest polls also reveal that the Scottish Tories and Labour are set to lose seats in the Holyrood elections on Thursday
2 May 2021 • 7:07pm
Nicola Sturgeon is hoping to secure an outright majority in the Holyrood elections to give her a clear mandate for a second independence referendum
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SNP hopes of claiming an outright majority are on a knife-edge while Labour is set to record its worst ever Holyrood result, the latest polls suggest.
Sir John Curtice, the country’s leading pollster, said results in just nine constituencies could decide whether Nicola Sturgeon’s party wins an outright majority of the Scottish Parliament’s seats, which she would use to claim a cast-iron mandate for a new independence referendum.
Nicola Sturgeon pledges lockdown review will be first job if reelected as First Minister
The SNP leader insisted that covid recovery was her priority as all parties step up their campaigns ahead of Thursday s crunch election
10:44, 3 MAY 2021
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Iran almost certainly meddling in Scottish election to destabilise the UK
Tehran regime using fake accounts on Twitter and Facebook to encourage the break up of Britain, warns think tank
3 May 2021 • 1:34pm
Scottish independence supporters gather in George Square for a rally organised by All Under One Banner on May 1
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Iran is “almost certainly” trying to help the SNP win the Holyrood elections with online propaganda campaigns designed to cause constitutional turmoil within the UK, a think tank has warned.
A report by the Henry Jackson Society said that online specialists acting on behalf of the Tehran regime were using fake accounts on platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to encourage the break up of Britain.
Rishi Sunak: Nicola Sturgeon s IndyRef plans jeopardise Scotland s Covid recovery
Three days out from polling day, opinion polls indicate Ms Sturgeon is on the cusp of winning an overall SNP majority at Holyrood
3 May 2021 • 12:45pm
Scotland s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Campaigns in Dumfries
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Rishi Sunak has warned Nicola Sturgeon s plans for a second independence referendum jeopardise Scotland s Covid recovery by needlessly dividing the country at the worst possible time .
The Chancellor insisted it was vital for the UK to stick together, finish the job of getting through this health crisis then rebuild the economy.
Speaking only three days out from polling day, he said the last year had demonstrated that in the darkest of moments, all four nations of the United Kingdom benefit from each other and our partnership.
SNP accuse Boris Johnson of running scared of Scotland as PM pops up 90 miles away in Hartlepool
Boris Johnson s absence from the Scottish election campaign was seized on by the SNP.
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