Westminster

The SNP has seized on further deep divisions within the Scottish Conservatives after a leading candidate likened senior members of her party to a “nest of vipers”.

With the General Election expected to be called on Tuesday, the Scottish National Party welcomed the results of the Sunday Post Email Jury in Scotland.

The SNP have raised questions after reports HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are hounding some solvent firms out of business after official figures revealed the taxman has forced the closure of a Scottish business almost every working day for the last two years.

SNP Work and Pensions Spokesman, John Mason MP, has given a cautious welcome to an apparent u-turn by Labour over the Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance.

SNP Leader Alex Salmond has given his last speech to the House of Commons as the MP for Banff and Buchan.

Chancellor Alistair Darling has admitted that Labour are planning spending cuts "tougher and deeper" than those implemented by the Conservatives in the 1980s.

On the eve of the 2010 UK Budget, SNP Treasury Spokesman Stewart Hosie MP has called on the UK Government to freeze fuel duty and back SNP measures to stabilise fuel prices.

The Labour Government has come under fire after a parliamentary question revealed that the Royal Navy’s presence and capability in Scotland has been cut to an all time low – with a further cut due within weeks.