The politician says she will step down after 27 years as an MSP, including more than eight as first minister of Scotland.

When she steps down at next year’s Scottish Parliament election, Nicola Sturgeon will have spent 27 years as an MSP and made ...

Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon will not seek re-election to Holyrood next year, she has announced.

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon will not seek re-election next year. The ex-SNP leader announced on Wednesday morning ...

Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced she will not seek re-election to Holyrood in 2026.

Nicola Sturgeon can be proud of “changing the lives of people in Scotland for the better”, Scotland’s First Minister has said ...

Speaking at First Minister’s Questions on Thursday, Russell Findlay hit out at her record, which he described as a “vast back catalogue of failure”. “I’ll start with Scotland’s once ...

First Minister says ‘golden age of renewables’ has arrived and makes case for investment in ‘green and prosperous nation’ ...

Scotland’s former leader Nicola Sturgeon has announced she would not seek re-election, ending a near 30-year career as one of ...

John Swinney said the former first minister had made an “extraordinary contribution” to the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government. He told the PA news agency: “I’m very sorry that ...

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