A second referendum on Scotland becoming independent of the United Kingdom has been proposed by the Scottish Government. An independence referendum was first held on 18 September 2014, with 55% voting
First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, addresses the media in Bute House in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum, 2016
Sturgeon meets Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission
British Prime Minister Theresa May meets First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at 10 Downing Street, November 2017
First Minister Sturgeon meets with Michel Barnier at the European Commission to discuss Scottish affairs following the Brexit result, 2019
Bute House Agreement
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The Bute House Agreement, officially the Cooperation Agreement between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Green Party Parliamentary Group, was a power-sharing agreement between the Scottish Nati
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and the co-leaders of the Scottish Greens, Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater, outside Bute House on 30 August 2021
Green minister and co-leader Lorna Slater (second left) attends a meeting of the Scottish cabinet, 2023.
Nicola Sturgeon with Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater announcing the Bute House Agreement on 20 August 2021
Green co-leaders Lorna Slater (left) and Patrick Harvie (right) were appointed as ministers under the agreement