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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.

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.

Minister who spent childhood years in India runs for top job in Scotland

February 20, 2023 10:04 pm

Kate Forbes, 32, cut short her maternity leave to join the race to replace Nicola Sturgeon as the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP).

UK top court to rule on legality of new Scottish independence referendum

November 23, 2022 9:11 am

The Supreme Court will decide firstly whether it should consider the issue at all, given that no referendum bill has been introduced yet into Scotland's devolved parliament.

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.

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SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon denies saying she prefers Cameron as PM to rival

April 05, 2015 12:56 pm

Nicola Sturgeon, was said to have told the French ambassador to Britain in February that she would rather see Cameron remain in power over Labour leader Ed Miliband, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported.