Nicola Sturgeon to stand down as MSP next year

Scotland’s former first minister, who led SNP from 2014 until 2023, says she will not seek re-election in 2026UK politics live – latest updatesScotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced she is standing down as an MSP.Sturgeon, who led the Scottish National party from 2014 until her shock resignation in 2023, said she would not seek re-election in 2026, telling her Glasgow Southside constituency party members: “I have known in my heart for a while that the time is right for me to embrace different opportunities in a new chapter of my life.” Continue reading...

Nicola Sturgeon to stand down as MSP next year

Scotland’s former first minister, who led SNP from 2014 until 2023, says she will not seek re-election in 2026

Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced she is standing down as an MSP.

Sturgeon, who led the Scottish National party from 2014 until her shock resignation in 2023, said she would not seek re-election in 2026, telling her Glasgow Southside constituency party members: “I have known in my heart for a while that the time is right for me to embrace different opportunities in a new chapter of my life.” Continue reading...