Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to announce resignation in news conference Live updates
This is a bombshell which will send shockwaves through Scottish politics. That’s not just because Nicola Sturgeon has been a key figure for so long – an MSP since the Scottish parliament was opened in 1999, and its longest serving first minister.
It’s also because her government stands at a pivotal moment in the pursuit of the SNP’s founding goal, of Scottish independence. The party is holding a special conference next month to decide how it should move the issue on, in light of the UK government’s refusal to engage with plans for a referendum.
And frankly, with no clear successors waiting in the wings, if Ms Sturgeon isn’t running the independence campaign, it’s not clear who will be placed to call the shots. The first minister had come under significant pressure in recent weeks over her government’s gender reforms. But she has been so dominant in Scottish politics for so long that this still feels it has come completely out of the blue.
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