Alex Salmond

First Minister of Scotland and leader of the SNP Nicola Sturgeon, visits Pocra Quay during campaigning for the Scottish Parliamentary election, in Aberdeen, Scotland, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Scotland holds an election Thursday that could hasten the breakup of the United Kingdom. The pro-independence Scottish National Party is leading in the polls and a big victory will give it the the moral right and the political momentum to hold a referendum on whether Scotland should end its three-century union with England. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has downplayed independence in her campaign, stressing her credentials as a safe pair of hands to lead Scotland’s recovery from the pandemic. (Russell Cheyne/PA via AP)

COVID-19 overshadows independence in key Scottish election

By Jill Lawless And Renee Graham May. 05, 2021 07:49 AM EDT

Former Scottish leader launches new pro-independence party

Mar. 26, 2021 10:59 AM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s former first minister, Alex Salmond, said Friday he is setting up a new pro-independence party that will field candidates in the...

Former Scottish leader Alex Salmond is sworn in before giving evidence to a committee of the Scottish parliament at Holyrood in Edinburgh, Friday Feb. 26, 2021. Former Scottish leader Alex Salmond will lay out his belief that his successor tried to damage his reputation through an unfair probe of sexual harassment allegations when he appears before lawmakers Friday in a case that is tearing apart the country’s biggest political party. (Andy Buchanan/Pool via AP

Ex-Scottish leader testifies as sex case tears party apart

By Danica Kirka Feb. 26, 2021 07:46 AM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 file photo, Scotland's former First Minister Alex Salmond poses for photographs in Turriff, Scotland. Former allies Scotland's politicians Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon have been trading accusations in a feud that seems to be tearing apart their Scottish National Party, as Salmond is scheduled to appear at a Scottish Parliament inquiry Wednesday Feb. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, file)

Feud at top of Scottish politics mars independence push

By Jill Lawless Feb. 23, 2021 01:20 PM EST

Scottish Independence activist Gerry Mulvenna sits outside a pub in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Friday, Aug, 21, 2020. The handling of the coronavirus pandemic by Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has drawn praise, in contrast to the sometimes-chaotic approach of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. That has catapulted the idea of Scottish independence from the U.K. back up the political agenda. “Although there’s more and more people coming on board the independence movement, there’s a sort of feeling that we’re a wee bit stuck,” Mulvenna said. “I sense there is a shift. But how do we get there?” (AP Photo/David Cheskin)

Scotland's handling of virus boosts support for independence

By Jill Lawless Aug. 25, 2020 02:27 AM EDT