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News •

Nicola Sturgeon to stand down as MSP next year • Mar. 12, 2025, 9:03 AM ET (The Guardian)
Troubled Scottish ferry scheme faces fresh delays in new blow for SNP • Mar. 7, 2025, 5:08 AM ET (The Telegraph)
SNP MP calls for Trump state visit to be scrapped • Mar. 5, 2025, 1:45 AM ET (BBC)
SNP summit to lock out Reform is ‘hysterical’, says Richard Tice • Feb. 28, 2025, 10:15 PM ET (The Telegraph)
SNP leader: I support right of trans women to use female bathrooms • Feb. 26, 2025, 12:20 AM ET (The Telegraph)

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Also Known As SNP
Date 1934 - present
Areas Of Involvement sovereignty
Related People Humza Yousaf • Alex Salmond • Nicola Sturgeon • Compton Mackenzie

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