The Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) have secured 64 seats in the Scottish Parliamentary Elections 2021, just one shy of an over all majority. However, The Scottish Green Party, a pro-Independence party, won 8 seats in the parliament. Nicola Sturgeon will likely lead a SNP/Green Party coalition government. The main unionist parties, The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats won 57 seats. The Conservatives will remain as Leaders of the Opposition, as they got 31 seats.

Broadcasters and the British politcal establishment have announced details of their Leaders Debates in the run up to the British General Election 2015. The main British parties will part take in the debates with smaller parties such as UKIP and the Green Party also taking part due to their popularity in recent polls. National political parties from Scotland and Wales will also take part, but Northern Irish parties will not take part in the debate. The first debate will take place on ITV on April 2nd, followed by a second debate on the BBC and then the final televised debate on Channel 4 and Sky News.