Henry Hill: Hunt squares off with Sturgeon over prospect of second independence referendum

Also: Tory MPs lead the charge against prosecutions of ex-servicemen who served in Ulster; Ulster Unionist leader savages DUP; and more.

Henry Hill: New report says Scottish independence negotiations will be ‘tougher than Brexit’

Also: Welsh Labour slump in latest poll; SNP push Mundell over post-Brexit funding; DUP resist calls for 50/50 police recruitment – and more.

Henry Hill: Salmond inquiry warns Scottish Government not to destroy any evidence

Also: Labour hint at laws compelling private businesses to deal in Welsh; SNP divided over ‘soft indy’ call; and DUP hold their line on the backstop.

Henry Hill: Salmond arrested as ministers get tough with Sturgeon

Also: Car bombing in Londonderry sparks concerns of ‘Brexit violence’ as SDLP announce partnership with Fianna Fail.

WATCH: Sturgeon claims Scottish independence is inevitable

She adds that Brexit brings the issues around it “very sharply into focus”.

Alex Hedger: Corbyn sells the pass on a second Scottish referendum. And the Coalition of Chaos stirs in its unquiet grave.

The Labour leader is ready to bargain his way to power by bidding for the support of the SNP in the event of a hung Parliament.

WATCH: Sturgeon wants everyone to ‘stop obsessing’ about another independence referendum

The SNP leader wants instead to engage people in the ‘substantive arguments’ for breaking away from the UK.

Andy Maciver: The risk of the indyref myth

There is no natural majority for independence in Scotland. It will only happen if unionists keep getting it wrong.

Spain’s new leader owes his post to Catalan separatists – will he choose to appease them?

Pedro Sánchez’s quest for a ‘solution’ is doomed – there is no combination of concessions which would either satiate or weaken the nationalists.

Henry Hill: SNP blueprint for independence alienates left-wing supporters

Also: female Tories press the Prime Minister for action on Ulster abortion law; and Davies urges Party to unite over Brexit.

Henry Hill: New polls find no surge in support for Northern Ireland leaving the UK

Also: Davidson calls for ’emotion bonds’ of the Union to be strengthened; SNP face tough choices on independence ‘summer offensive’; and more.

Henry Hill: Showdown in Cardiff as Jones threatened Assembly with legal action

Also: Government to challenge devolved Brexit legislation in court; Dodds accuses Tusk of ‘bully-boy’ tactics over the border; and more.

Henry Hill: Stormont talks collapse as Foster joins calls for direct rule

Also: SNP’s deputy leadership contest reveals splits over Europe and ‘Indyref2’; and Jones demands ‘soft border’ between Irish and Welsh ports post-Brexit.

Iain Dale: What happened at the President’s Club was no worse than many women’s events

Plus: Vicious Cybernats. Bolton’s brass neck. Widdecombe’s ratings. Johnson’s death wish. And: the courage of my friend Tessa Jowell.

Brexit has busted the myth of the fragile Union

As 2017 draws to a close, the United Kingdom is in better shape than many of its supporters had dared to hope.