[288][289][290][291], Sturgeon has been highly critical towards the leadership of Boris Johnson's government. Born in the North Ayrshire town of Irvine in 1970, Nicola Sturgeon became an SNP member at the tender age of 16, having been . Following the 2017 UK general election, Nicola Sturgeon announced that the Scottish Government would postpone legislation pertaining to the proposed second referendum on Scottish independence until at least autumn 2018. One nurse told STV, "[When we hear the government say supplies are fine] it's not frustrating, it's crushing. HP10 9TY. The reception She has received today, demonstrates that that admiration and affection is certainly felt here in Scotland. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. "[154], In April 2020 whistle-blowers in the NHS came forward to reveal that staff were being made to reuse dirty personal protective equipment (PPE) while at work. [135], On 4 March 2021, Sturgeon answered questions over a period of eight hours from members of the committee. He appointed Sturgeon as Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing. "[183], In 2021, Audit Scotland concluded that, "Progress on closing the poverty-related attainment gap between the most and least deprived school pupils has been limited"[184] and fell short of the Government's aims. In 2004, Sturgeon announced she would stand as a candidate for the leadership of the SNP, however, she later withdrew from the contest in favour of Alex Salmond, standing instead as depute (deputy) leader on a joint ticket with Salmond. 401 S ince her sensational success in the TV debates the SNP leader, Nicola Sturgeon, has utterly dominated the political discussion. She's graduated all the way up to First Minister and con-woman to boot. Photograph: Fraser Bremner/Daily Mail/PA But there is one nickname, given to Scotland's First Minister, that she has never sought to. Born in Ayrshire, Sturgeon is a law graduate of the University of Glasgow, having worked as a solicitor in Glasgow before her election to the Scottish Parliament in 1999. [46] Sturgeon led coalition negotiation talks between the Scottish Liberal Democrats and the Scottish Greens, but these talks failed to reach an agreement, with the Lib Dems backing out and the Greens instead supporting a 'confidence and supply' agreement. [70], In 2012 she pledged to build a high-speed railway line between Glasgow and Edinburgh by 2024, cutting journey times between the two cities to under 30 minutes. [305][306][307] The term was used to describe Sturgeon's "fierce" attitude. 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[235], Sturgeon officially announced that the referendum would be held on 19 October 2023. "The First Minister must stop hiding behind Boris Johnson," a spokesperson for the organisation said. [176], In August 2021 the Scottish Government announced there had been 1,339 drug deaths in the previous year a new record high. [20] Sturgeon was shy and has said that she "much preferred to sit with my head in a book than talking to people". [81] Following the defeat of the Yes Scotland campaign, Salmond announced his resignation as First Minister and Leader of the SNP. "[280][281][282] Commenting on the need for men to challenge their friends misogynistic behaviour, Sturgeon told the Scottish Parliament in 2021: "I would say to all men in this chamber and all men across the country challenge it [misogyny] if its on the part of other men you may know, challenge your own behaviour and then lets collectively, as a society, turn the page and turn the corner so that women can live free of the fear of harassment, abuse, intimidation, violence and, in the worst cases, death. Nicola Sturgeon has a lesbian lover she was romping with in the Balmoral Hotel: They had a big argument and Nicola threw an iron at her which caused a commotion. During this time she saw through popular SNP pledges like reversing A&E closures and scrapping prescription charges. [75] Sturgeon was one of the white paper's most high-profile media champions and frequently debated its contents with opposition politicians and sceptical Scots. Both were subsequently elected, and as Salmond was still an MP in the British House of Commons, Sturgeon led the SNP in the Scottish Parliament as Leader of the Opposition from 2004 to 2007. In response to the UK-wide vote for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, the Scottish Government, headed by Sturgeon, launched the Scotland's Place in Europe document, a white paper setting out the Scottish Government's aims and wishes of Scotland's role in Europe post-Brexit. She launched her programme for government, the Better Health, Better Care: Action Plan, which settled a new vision for NHS Scotland. [33] On 24 June 2004, Sturgeon announced that she would also be a candidate in the forthcoming election for the leadership, with Kenny MacAskill as her running mate. Sturgeon became a high-profile figure in Scottish politics and often clashed with First Minister Jack McConnell at First Minister's Questions. The conversation will go back to what it should be about people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. While this worry may prove to be transient, I am more concerned by the signs of division in the nationalist movement. 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