All news on the topic: Nicola Sturgeon

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes sparked a backlash just hours after announcing her candidacy by telling an interviewer that her conscience wouldn't allow her to vote for same-sex marriages - propelling Humza Yousaf into the driving seat

SNP MP Kate Forbes is in prime position to take over from Nicola Sturgeon after launching her leadership campaign less than an hour after Angus Robertson said he wouldn't be standing

The party chief called on former Labour voters in Scotland to return to the fold following Nicola Sturgeon's shock announcement last week that she will step down as First Minister

Workers at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), who grant permits for the import of exotic and endangered animal products, are on strike this week after being denied a proper pay rise for 11 years

Officials have refused to release details of a probe into DWP minister Guy Opperman's donation from a 'dining club' linked to a firm where he gave speeches

Labour Party's Scottish chief Anas Sarwar said he and Keir Starmer now face the challenge of building a co­alition of people to boot out the current Tory Government

'While it is not this paper's view that Scottish Independence is the right move, the First Minister's calm leadership and passion for social justice should be applauded'

After Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced she would be leaving the role, Labour insiders reveal their hopes for a revival in support ahead of the next general election

Alex Salmond, who now heads the breakaway Alba Party, has repeatedly attacked Ms Sturgeon over gender reform laws, and today said her departure was an 'opportunity to reset the independence movement'

The Ashfield MP told the Lib Dems if they sent him a stack of their new poster pointing some of his quotes on the death penalty, food banks and poverty he'd distribute them himself. So they did. Here's what happened

Love her or loathe her, Nicola Sturgeon has become one of the most-recognised figures in UK politics in decades, and has never been afraid to stand up to the government in Westminster

Former undisputed super-lightweight champion Taylor has taken aim at the Scottish First Minister after she today announced her resignation after polls said four in ten voters wanted her to quit

If Keir Starmer can win back seats in Labour’s former Scottish heartlands then he will be a step closer to winning an overall majority in next year’s general election, writes the Mirror's Jason Beattie

The SNP leader's popularity has plummeted in recent times, with a poll earlier this week finding four in ten voters wanted her to quit

Nicola Sturgeon made the bombshell announcement today that she will resign as Scotland's First Minister and SNP leader after recognising the time had come to step aside from her post

The First Minister has seen her popularity plummet, with a poll earlier this week finding four in ten voters wanted her to quit, and a source said she has "had enough"

David Goodwillie - who was ruled to be a rapist in a 2017 civil case - made a return to the game, playing for Radcliffe FC in the seventh tier of English football on Tuesday night, where he scored a hat-trick in the Northern Premier League fixture against Belper Town

Amanda Benson revealed that she felt she could be raped 'at any time' while she was incarcerated alongside two transgender inmates and said the situation was 'utterly outrageous'

Conservatives have called for First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to intervene after transgender prisoner Tiffany Scott reportedly requested to be moved to an all-female prison

One of the victims of trans rapist Isla Bryson - born Adam Graham - does not believe her attacker is genuinely transgender and is convinced Bryson is trying to dodge tough conditions in a men's jail

Beauty students have been left feeling "physically sick" and "violated" after learning during their course they stripped almost entirely naked in front of convicted rapist Isla Bryson

Swarms of transgender rights campaigners gathered in Glasgow today to protest the blocking of Scotland's Gender Recognition Reform Bill by the UK government earlier this week

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned Rishi Sunak's Government the decision to stop the landmark reforms - a constitutional first - will 'inevitably' end up in the courts

The Scottish First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon described the move on Monday evening as a 'full-frontal attack on our democratically elected Scottish Parliament'

The Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said that if the UK Government uses Section 35 of the Scotland Act to block the landmark reforms it would be showing 'complete contempt' for Holyrood