Nicola Sturgeon
First Minister of Scotland from 2014 to 2023
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Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon is a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 2014 to 2023. She has served as a member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) since 1999, first as an additional member for the Glasgow electoral region, and as the member for Glasgow Southside from 2007.
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Sturgeon admits Whatsapp use 'too common' - but says COVID decisions not made over appNicola Sturgeon has admitted that the Scottish government's use of Whatsapp was "too common" during the COVID pandemic - but says decisions were not made over the messaging app.Sky News - Published | |
Nicola Sturgeon branded Boris Johnson a 'clown' in foul-mouthed messages during pandemicNicola Sturgeon branded Boris Johnson a "clown" during the pandemic, a series of foul-mouthed messages shown to the UK COVID inquiry has revealed.Sky News - Published | |
'Complacent abomination': Sturgeon fury at Aberdeen FC over COVID rules breach revealed in text messageNicola Sturgeon branded a statement issued by Aberdeen FC during the COVID pandemic as a "complacent abomination", text messages have revealed.Sky News - Published | |
Sturgeon not being investigated by police 'at this time' over 'deleted' pandemic WhatsApp messagesScottish police have told Sky News Nicola Sturgeon is not being investigated "at this time" after it emerged the former first minister wiped pandemic related WhatsApp messages.Sky News - Published | |
Sturgeon's pandemic WhatsApp messages 'all deleted', COVID inquiry hearsAll of Nicola Sturgeon's WhatsApp messages during the pandemic appear to have been deleted, the UK COVID inquiry has heard.Sky News - Published | |
Judge throws out bid to keep Nicola Sturgeon inquiry evidence privateEvidence gathered in an investigation into whether Nicola Sturgeon breached the ministerial code should not be kept private, judges have ruled.Sky News - Published | |
Sturgeon named in Salmond's legal action as ex-FM warns of 'day of reckoning'Nicola Sturgeon is among senior figures accused of "misfeasance" in former first minister Alex Salmond's fresh legal action against the Scottish government.Sky News - Published | |
Sturgeon insists she has 'nothing to hide' from COVID inquiryNicola Sturgeon has insisted she has "nothing to hide" from the COVID inquiry, as questions continue to swirl about whether WhatsApp messages she sent and received during the pandemic were deleted.Sky News - Published | |
Nicola Sturgeon celebrates passing driving test 'at the tender age of 53'Nicola Sturgeon is celebrating passing her driving test at the age of 53.Sky News - Published | |
Sturgeon has not spoken to police since June - as she says she is not overshadowing successorNicola Sturgeon has confirmed she has not spoken to the police again following her arrest and release earlier this year - as she denies she is overshadowing the SNP's current leader at the party's..Sky News - Published | |
SNP decides to change its approach to independence at the next electionThe SNP will not use the next general election as a de facto independence referendum, in a shift away from the strategy employed by Nicola Sturgeon.Sky News - Published | |
Rishi Sunak reported to police over party conference jokeRishi Sunak has been reported to Police Scotland over comments he made about Nicola Sturgeon in his Tory Party conference speech.Sky News - Published | |
SNP's new chief executive announced after resignation of Nicola Sturgeon's husbandThe SNP's former spin doctor who stepped down after being misled over membership figures will return to the party as its chief executive.Sky News - Published | Nicola Sturgeon writing 'deeply personal and revealing' memoirFormer first minister Nicola Sturgeon is writing a "deeply personal and revealing" memoir.Sky News - Published |
Alex Salmond says 'never say never' about reconciliation with Nicola SturgeonAlex Salmond has refused to rule out a reconciliation with his successor Nicola Sturgeon, saying he would be "sad" if they remained on poor terms.Sky News - Published | Sturgeon remains defiant as she returns to Holyrood Nicola Sturgeon remained defiant at her first press conference since being arrested and released without charge as part of the investigation into the SNP's finances, reiterating she is "absolutely..Sky News - Published |
Nicola Sturgeon 'certain' she has done nothing wrongNicola Sturgeon is "certain" she has done nothing wrong after being arrested and questioned by the police.Sky News - Published | Salmond disagrees with Yousaf on Sturgeon's legacy and calls for change Alex Salmond has said he disagrees with Scotland's new first minister and wouldn't describe Nicola Sturgeon as Europe's "most impressive" politician.Sky News - Published |
Humza Yousaf looks to 'unify' SNP members after calls to suspend Nicola Sturgeon Humza Yousaf wants the SNP to have a "unified voice" and plans to speak to members amid calls for Nicola Sturgeon to be suspended from the party.Sky News - Published | Nicola Sturgeon will not be suspended from SNP The SNP has confirmed former leader Nicola Sturgeon will not be suspended amid a police probe into the party's funding and finances.Sky News - Published |
Timeline of the SNP's woes as Nicola Sturgeon's 'worst nightmares' just got worse Former SNP leader and first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested and released without charge amid a police probe into the party's funding and finances.Sky News - Published | Nicola Sturgeon in custody after being arrested in connection with SNP investigationNicola Sturgeon is in custody after being arrested in connection with the investigation into the Scottish National Party's finances.Sky News - Published |
Top prosecutor refuses to say if search of Nicola Sturgeon's home was 'deliberately delayed' The head of Scotland's prosecution service has refused to say whether a search warrant for Nicola's Sturgeon's home was "deliberately delayed" until after the SNP leadership contest ended.Sky News - Published | Nicola Sturgeon says SNP crisis beyond her 'worst nightmares' Nicola Sturgeon has admitted she could not have imagined "in her worst nightmares" the controversy currently engulfing the SNP.Sky News - Published |
'I didn't know' about £100,000 motorhome purchase says ex-SNP treasurerFormer SNP treasurer Colin Beattie has said he had no knowledge of the party's purchase of a luxury motorhome seized by police from the home of Nicola Sturgeon's mother-in-law.Sky News - Published | Sturgeon will 'fully cooperate' with police after arrest of her husband Nicola Sturgeon has said she will "fully cooperate" with police after the arrest this week of her husband Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP).Sky News - Published |
SNP auditors resign as Nicola Sturgeon's husband faces finance probeThe accounting firm used by the SNP has resigned just days after police arrested the party's former chief executive as part of an investigation into the party's finances.Sky News - Published | Nicola Sturgeon pulls out of climate change event amid SNP finance probe Nicola Sturgeon has pulled out of a climate change event due to take place on Thursday as police continue to investigate the SNP's funding and finances.Sky News - Published |
Nicola Sturgeon insists she had 'no prior knowledge' of husband's arrestNicola Sturgeon has said she had "no prior knowledge" of police plans to arrest her husband Peter Murrell.Sky News - Published | Fresh questions about what Nicola Sturgeon did or did not know The blue evidence tent erected outside the home of the detained former SNP chief executive is usually reserved for the most serious police investigations.Sky News - Published |
SNP police probe: What we know so far as Nicola Sturgeon's husband is arrested Ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell - the husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon - has been arrested following an investigation into the party's finances.Sky News - Published | Nicola Sturgeon dismisses 'secret lesbian' claim - as she addresses reasons for her resignation Nicola Sturgeon has said online rumours and the need to seek more privacy was "part of the reason" she resigned.Sky News - Published |
Humza Yousaf announced as new SNP leader replacing Nicola SturgeonHumza Yousaf has won the SNP leadership contest and is set to be named as Scotland's new first minister, replacing Nicola Sturgeon.Sky News - Published | New SNP leader and Scottish first minister to be revealed after bitter contest The gruelling contest to replace Nicola Sturgeon as the leader of Scotland's biggest political party reaches its crescendo later when the winner is announced.Sky News - Published |
Sturgeon 'confident' her successor will lead Scotland to become an independent country Nicola Sturgeon says she has "confidence" in whoever takes her place at the top of the SNP, saying the candidate will "lead this country into becoming an independent country".Sky News - Published | Nicola Sturgeon fights back tears as she issues 'heartfelt' apology over forced adoptions Nicola Sturgeon has issued a "sincere, heartfelt and unreserved apology" to all those impacted by the historical practice of forced adoption.Sky News - Published |
Nicola Sturgeon 'has not heard from police' over probe into SNP finances Scotland's outgoing first minister Nicola Sturgeon has told Sky News she has not heard whether police want to interview her or her husband as part of a long-running probe into SNP finances.Sky News - Published | Sturgeon says leadership contest has been 'less than edifying' and urges candidates to 'protect ingredients of success'Nicola Sturgeon has urged the SNP candidates vying to succeed her as first minister to "protect the ingredients of success" - telling Sky News the leadership contest so far as been "a less than..Sky News - Published |
The downfall of the SNP's power couple in less than 150 days The upcoming departure of Nicola Sturgeon as first minister and the resignation of her husband Peter Murrell as SNP chief executive marks the end of an era.Sky News - Published | 'Scandalous taxpayer-funded bonuses for shipyard bosses must be given back' Nicola Sturgeon has come under fire over £87,000 paid in bonuses to managers at a shipyard despite a lack of certainty over when two over-budget and late ferries will be delivered.Sky News - Published |
SNP leadership voting begins ahead of live Sky News showdown The race to replace Nicola Sturgeon has been "embarrassing" for SNP members who today begin to cast their votes, it has been claimed.Sky News - Published | 'Conflict of interest' over involvement of Sturgeon's husband in SNP leadership contest A challenger in the race to become SNP leader has argued there is a "conflict of interest" over the involvement of Nicola Sturgeon's husband in the contest to choose her successor.Sky News - Published |
'Scotland lost its way': SNP candidates clash on independence in fiery first TV debate Candidates vying to replace Nicola Sturgeon clashed over independence in their fiery first TV debate, with Ash Regan claiming Scotland had "lost its way" on the issue "despite the worst UK governments..Sky News - Published | Pensioner who posted about the 'assassination' of Nicola Sturgeon jailed A pensioner who posted online about the assassination of Nicola Sturgeon and helped abduct a sheriff has been jailed for more than five years.Sky News - Published |
Absence from key vote on gay marriage being 'dragged up' for political reasons, SNP candidate says One of three candidates vying to take over from Nicola Sturgeon as leader of the SNP says his absence from a key vote on gay marriage is being "dragged up" for political reasons.Sky News - Published | Westminster SNP deputy leader Mhairi Black endorses Humza Yousaf for Scottish First Minister SNP deputy Westminster leader Mhairi Black has backed Humza Yousaf in the race to replace Nicola Sturgeon as Scottish First Minister.Sky News - Published |
Final three confirmed in race to replace Sturgeon as SNP leader Nominations have closed in the race to replace Nicola Sturgeon as leader of the SNP and first minister, leaving three candidates vying for the top job in Scottish politics.Sky News - Published | SNP hopeful accused of 'clapping like a seal' at launch of delayed ferry with 'painted on windows' The Scottish Tory leader has hit out at SNP leadership hopeful Humza Yousaf, accusing him of having "clapped like a seal" when Nicola Sturgeon launched a behind schedule ferry project with "painted on..Sky News - Published |
Kate Forbes says campaign to be first minister 'not over' after equal marriage backlash SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes has said her campaign to replace Nicola Sturgeon is "absolutely not over" despite a backlash on her equal marriage views.Sky News - Published | Kate Forbes announces bid to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and first minister Kate Forbes has announced her bid to take over from Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and Scotland's first minister.Sky News - Published |
