The Political parties of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

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Parties in Scotland Scottish National Party It campaigns mostly for Scotland

Parties in Scotland

Scottish National Party
It campaigns mostly for Scotland to leave

the United Kingdom and become an independent country. It is a social democratic party and is currently the largest party in the Scottish Parliament, with its party leader Nicola Sturgeon is First Minister of Scotland.
Scottish Labour Party
Traditionally one of the strongest parties in Scotland however major struggles in past 2-3 years.
Kezia Dugdale MSP, Leader of The Scottish Labour Party’
Scottish Conservative Party
Their key policy is to keep Scotland as part of the UK, expand flexible and quality childcare, increase investment in mental health care and introduce tougher prison sentences. Ruth Davidson MSP – Leader of the Scottish Conservatives and Leader of the Opposition in the Scottish Parliament
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Parties in Scotland Scottish Green Party their key policies are Want

Parties in Scotland

Scottish Green Party
their key policies are Want Scotland

to be an independent country,Support Forestry Commission Scotland and other organizations to develop more community Green spaces, Harvie MSP – Co-Convenor of the Scottish Green Party and leader of the party in the Scottish Parliament.
Scottish Liberal Democrats
their key policies are Want Scotland to be a part of a federal UК, increase in income tax across all bands to raise an additional means for education,increase the shape of the budget spent on mental health and double support for services for young people,Increase the funding for Police Scotland . Willie Rennie MSP - Leader of The Scottish Liberal Democrats.
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Parties in Wales Welsh Labour Party Plaid Cymru the largest opposition

Parties in Wales

Welsh Labour Party
Plaid Cymru
the largest opposition party which favour

Welsh independence. Plaid Cymru policy are the Greater autonomy not independence. Development of a bilingual Wales. Generally socialist- redistributive taxation and stronger employment rights. Environmental protection. Plaid Cymru are referred to as a nationalist party but they are not this
Plaid Cymru and the SNP are in fact ethnoregionalist parties. This means that they represent a specific regional/national group within a larger nation state. In the political world and in the media, however, they remain defined as nationalist parties
Welsh Conservative Party
Welsh Liberal Democrats
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Parties in Northern Ireland Democratic Unionist Party Sinn Fein The republican

Parties in Northern Ireland

Democratic Unionist Party
Sinn Fein
The republican Sinn Féin advocates

a united Ireland free from British rule. The leader Gerry Adams is the most visible and charismatic figure in the republican movement. He is also the person most capable of thinking simultaneously in political and military terms. Still a secretive body, the republican movement still has tensions over the abandonment of the armed struggle.
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Ulster Unionist Party(UUP)
Historically the largest unionist party, the UUP has always opposed a united Ireland . Its leader David Trimble.
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
This is the only non-sectarian party in Northern Ireland (apart from the Women's coalition) and attracts support from both Catholics and Protestants. The Alliance works for a compromise between the two communities and a continuing British presence in Northern Ireland. David Ford will be hoping his role as leader will have secured his South Antrim seat