Would-be Scottish leader under fire over gay marriage stance
London, UKAP A front-runner to become Scotland’s next leader fought to keep her campaign alive Tuesday amid a backlash over her opposition to same-sex marriage. Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes, who belongs to the evangelical Free Church of Scotland, said Monday that her faith would have prevented her from voting in favor of allowing same-sex […]
Nicola Sturgeon quits to let new leader build case for Scottish independence
London, UKReuters Nicola Sturgeon resigned as Scottish First Minister on Wednesday, saying her dominance over her party and the country was no longer the asset it once was in the fight for an independent Scotland. In power since 2014, she said she had become too divisive – and too tired – to reach across the […]
Belfast takes Sinn Fein’s historic election win in its stride
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UKReuters Irish nationalists in Belfast toasted Sinn Fein’s historic election victory on Sunday while pro-British neighbours quietly fumed, but there was little sign the weekend’s political earthquake was about to rock this once-troubled city. In a victory that would have been unimaginable a few decades ago, the former political wing of the […]