Queen Elizabeth II has begun a four-day official visit to Scotland amid an increasingly rancorous political conflict between the Scottish government and London.

The goverment's lead strategist on thwarting Scottish independence, Michael Gove, has ruled out a new Scottish independence referendum before the 2024 UK general election.

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has had a tense telephone call with Boris Johnson during which the two leaders repeatedly clashed over the issue of a second Scottish independence referendum.

Scotland's First Minister has indirectly clashed with Cabinet Office Minister and Tory ideologue Michael Gove on the issue of a second Scottish independence referendum.

Boris Johnson has invited the leaders of the Welsh and Scottish governments to a leadership summit in London as he tries to contain the constitutional fallout emanating from adversarial results in local and national elections across the UK.

Scotland's First Minister has spent the last day of campaigning for the Holyrood election urging the Scottish people to vote for 'strong and secure leadership'.

The Scottish Green Party's co-leader Lorna Slater has all but ruled out a post-election alliance with the Scottish National Party on policy grounds.