Shortly after the Supreme Court ruling, moves to simplify the process of gender recognition for trans people in 2023 proved unpopular with some SNP rebels and Sturgeon, typically an unflappable media performer, struggled to defend her policy in a catastrophic TV interview. Sturgeon resigned shortly after, saying she was “exhausted.” The long-running probe into party … Read more
Peter Murrell (R) was arrested in April 2023 after officers searched the home near Glasgow he shared with Nicola Sturgeon (L) AFP The husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon was on Thursday re-arrested and charged over alleged embezzlement as part of a probe into the pro-independence Scottish National Party’s finances, police said. Sturgeon, the … Read more
NICOLA Sturgeon was booed as she left the UK Covid Inquiry. The former First Minister was quizzed on her Government’s handling of the pandemic in Scotland. 2 Nicola Sturgeon gave her evidence to the UK Covid Inquiry todayCredit: AFP 2 The former FM was booed leaving the inquiry after a tear-filled apology to bereaved familiesCredit: … Read more
THIS is the moment Humza Yousaf, Jason Leitch and a top SNP aide dodge questions as they leave the Covid Inquiry. In a bruising week for the SNP, the Covid Inquiry revealed WhatsApp message deletions, swipes at the Westminster Government, and tips on how to bend the rules throughout the pandemic response. 6 There have … Read more
BOMBSHELL evidence at the UK Covid inquiry shows SNP ministers “sought to make political capital” from the Covid crisis, a leading public policy academic said. Professor James Mitchell’s verdict came after WhatsApp messages emerged including Nicola Sturgeon and her top aide discussing sparking a “rammy” with the UK Government over furlough in 2020. 2 Sturgeon … Read more
NICOLA Sturgeon and her top aide were last night accused of acting like “Mean Girls” in sweary messages where they slagged off Boris Johnson and plotted a bust-up with No10. A senior Tory also branded the former First Minister and then chief of staff Liz Lloyd “petty and childish” after their WhatsApp chats were published … Read more
HUMZA Yousaf’s “unpopular” leadership and the failing NHS are driving the SNP’s poll slump, a top expert has claimed. Sir John Curtice said the Nats were having their political dominance threatened for the first time since coming to power in 2007 — with Labour set for “significant gains” north of the border in next year’s … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — What’s in a word? Turns out, quite a bit. Westminster’s finest politicos found themselves frantically Googling this year as they tried to get their heads around a whole bunch of words they had never heard before. No, not “integrity,” “honesty” and “compassion” — … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — It was meant to be the year two quiet technocrats, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer, brought calm to the fevered Westminster swamp. Unfortunately SW1 didn’t get the memo. Politics remained pretty much as wild in 2023 as it has been since David Cameron — back in action as U.K. foreign secretary … Read more
NICOLA Sturgeon’s flagship reform of Scotland’s care services has been delayed by three years and could cost as much as £2.2bn, it emerged tonight. That is almost double the initial estimate of £1.2bn to set up the National Care Service. 2 Nicola Sturgeon claimed the reforms would remove the “postcode lottery” from social care.Credit: PA … Read more
