[ad_1] Edinburg: Humza Yousaf has been elected the first minority ethnic leader of the Scottish National party in a narrow victory that confirmed deep divisions over policy within his party, according to a media report. Yousaf is almost certain to be confirmed as Scotland’s next first minister in a nominal vote at Holyrood on Tuesday, … Read more
[ad_1] Pulling into a service station to listen to Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation speech on Wednesday morning, I was hit by a wave of sadness. It wasn’t that the first minister’s departure was unexpected. Though the precise timing was a shock, she has been visibly flagging for months, and her popularity has been waning even among … Read more
[ad_1] August 2022 Nicola Sturgeon takes part in a mask-making craft activity with Lily Orr (left) and Lily Sinclair, (right), both aged 7, during a visit to Lowson Memorial Church Free Breakfast Club in Forfar, to meet volunteers who deliver the service and discuss cost of living concerns with families who are using the facility … Read more
[ad_1] For those close friends who got a text from Nicola Sturgeon in the hours before she publicly announced her resignation as Scotland’s first minister, it was the timing and not the fact of her departure that came as the almighty shock. But Sturgeon is a woman who likes to craft her own narrative. For … Read more
[ad_1] Nicola Sturgeon has announced her resignation after more than eight years as first minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National party. “Essentially, I’ve been trying to answer two questions: is carrying on right for me? And more importantly, is me carrying on right for the country, for my party and for the … Read more
[ad_1] The political vultures have been circling Nicola Sturgeon for several weeks now. But her resignation as first minister and leader of the SNP still comes as a lightning bolt from a not especially threatening Scottish political sky. It is certain to trigger the biggest convulsion in Scottish politics since the independence referendum of 2014, … Read more
[ad_1] Nicola Sturgeon is resigning as Scotland’s first minister in a move that stunned her pro-independence party and fired the starting pistol on the race to succeed her. The Scottish National Party leader — who has led the party and the country’s devolved government since 2014 — made the shock announcement at a hastily arranged … Read more