UK

Nicola Sturgeon resigns as Scotland’s first minister after eight years

Sturgeon guided country through Covid-19 pandemic and led SNP to repeated election victories at UK, national and local level

Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon: 'Since my very first moments in the job I have believed a part of serving well would be to know almost instinctively when the time is right to make way for someone else.' Photograph: Jane Barlow/Pool/Getty Images
Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon: 'Since my very first moments in the job I have believed a part of serving well would be to know almost instinctively when the time is right to make way for someone else.' Photograph: Jane Barlow/Pool/Getty Images
Cormac McQuinn
Wed Feb 15 2023 - 16:05 • 6 MIN READ

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Cormac McQuinn

Cormac McQuinn

Cormac McQuinn is a Political Correspondent at The Irish Times