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Husband of ex-Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon arrested: Report

April 05, 2023 5:30 pm

Peter Murrell, 58, resigned as the party’s chief executive on March 18 amid a controversy about the party’s declining membership and the contest to replace Sturgeon.

Scotland's Sturgeon exits with pride, brickbats from critics

March 23, 2023 9:42 pm

Sturgeon's departure was hastened by a backlash over legislation she championed to make it easier for people in Scotland to legally change their gender.

Humza Yousaf picked Scotland's next leader: Meet the Pakistani-origin politician making history

March 28, 2023 7:43 am

Yousaf became the first Muslim to be appointed as a minister to the Scottish Government in 2012. Now, he will succeed Nicola Sturgeon as leader of the governing Scottish National Party.

Nicola Sturgeon, Jacinda Ardern, and a broken public square

February 16, 2023 10:40 pm

Their resignations point to the toll the vitriol they face takes on politicians

Scottish nationalists vow independence vote after election win

May 09, 2021 4:07 pm

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the result meant she would push ahead with plans for a second independence referendum once the COVID-19 pandemic was over, adding that it would be absurd and outrageous if Johnson were to try to ignore the democratic will of the people.

Explained: The possibility of a second Scottish independence referendum and its implications

May 07, 2021 7:38 am

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who leads the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP,) has described this election as the most important in her country’s history.

Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon aims for 2021 independence vote

December 01, 2020 1:12 pm

The Scottish leader has refused to rule out legal action to force a Scottish independence referendum. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused a second vote on the issue after Scotland voted to stay in the UK in 2014.

Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon supports calls for new Brexit referendum

October 07, 2018 9:58 pm

Britain as a whole voted in 2016 to leave the EU but Scottish voters backed staying in the bloc.

Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon delays plan for new independence vote

June 27, 2017 9:21 pm

Sturgeon said she would 'reset' the timetable for holding a referendum by spring 2019, when Britain is expected to leave the European Union

Theresa May urged to take tougher line against Donald Trump on climate

June 02, 2017 10:39 pm

Theresa May's office says she spoke to President Donald Trump after his announcement and ``expressed her disappointment with the decision.''

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