Whatever our future holds, that future will be better if it created by us – the people of Scotland. We have to make that happen – and we have to do so together. We've got what it takes - to create ...

The full text of the draft resolution unanimously agreed by the NEC is appended: Context for the Special Democracy Conference: This Conference has been called by the National Executive Committee ...

Good morning – and welcome to the launch of the SNP manifesto for the 2024 Westminster election. This election takes place at a time when people are hurting. The aftermath of Covid has left scars ...

Westminster’s commitment to nuclear weapons leaves other aspects of our defence weakened. Nuclear weapons are wrong strategically, morally and financially. Westminster’s irresponsible obsession with ...

This year, Parliament marks the 25th anniversary of its opening, and I have witnessed every previous Programme for Government being announced – albeit from different seats across the Parliamentary ...

I want to talk to you today about two futures. About a choice of two futures. For our country and for the world. There are times in history when fundamental decisions have to be made. Decisions guided ...

This is a party I consider my home, full of people I see as my extended family. I have never felt the love, kindness and solidarity of the SNP family as much as I have over the last ten days. So on my ...

Being First Minister of Scotland is in my – admittedly biased – opinion the best job in the world. It is a privilege beyond measure – one that has sustained and inspired me, in good times and through ...

This is a pivotal moment for the UK and Scotland. Tonight, the UK will leave the European Union. That will be a moment of real and profound sadness for many of us across the UK. And here in Scotland, ...

This is the first gathering of the SNP since our election victory in May. So let me begin with a big, heartfelt thank you. Firstly, and most importantly, to the people of Scotland – thank you for ...

The agony we see daily on our television screens reminds us of our common humanity; as we watch the suffering and loss of loved ones endured by so many in the Gaza conflict, it reminds us of what ...

Read Nicola Sturgeon’s speech to the Scottish Parliament setting out Scotland’s path to next year’s planned independence referendum. The campaign to establish this Parliament was long and hard. It was ...