Nicola Sturgeon is left squirming in first TV debate of Scottish election campaign

Nicola Sturgeon came under fire last night over her plan to put a divisive independence referendum before the coronavirus recovery. The SNP leader appeared flustered during the first televised leaders’ debate of the Scottish election campaign. The First Minister faced an onslaught of dissenting voices as she confirmed that she plans to hold a fresh ballot … Read more

Scots get freedom (for a haircut): Nicola Sturgeon confirms barbers and salons WILL open on Monday

Scots get freedom (for a haircut): Nicola Sturgeon confirms barbers and salons WILL open on Monday alongside non-essential shops for click and collect as Scotland eases out of lockdown By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 12:42 BST, 30 March 2021 | Updated: 12:46 BST, 30 March 2021 Nicola Sturgeon today confirms plans to … Read more

UK defence review: Nicola Sturgeon attacks Boris Johnson over nuclear weapons stockpile plans

‘Bairns not bombs’: Nicola Sturgeon attacks Boris Johnson over plans to increase the UK’s nuclear weapons stockpile as she accuses of PM of once claiming Scots were ‘free-riding on English taxpayers’ in election campaign speech She blasted plans to potentially increase the UK’s atomic weapons stockpile  The SNP has long campaigned to have nuclear weapons … Read more

Tory MPs slam Nicola Sturgeon over NHS pay rise

Tory MPs have blasted Nicola Sturgeon over her pre-election pledge to boost the pay of NHS staff by four per cent as they claimed she could never afford such a move if Scotland was independent.   The SNP leader trolled Boris Johnson by announcing the policy last night in what critics viewed as a blatant giveaway … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon offers Scottish NHS workers a four per cent pay hike

More than 154,000 NHS Scotland staff are to be offered a pay rise of at least 4 per cent in a deal from the Scottish Government. The move will benefit employees with contracts under the Agenda for Change system, which would also give staff on the lowest pay point a 5.4 per cent increase. Staff … Read more

Alex Salmond launches NEW legal action against Scottish Government after Nicola Sturgeon cleared

Most of the critical findings in the report were decided by majority, with the SNP trying to block them but their usual allies the Greens siding with the opposition.  NICOLA STURGEON ‘FAILED TO RECOLLECT’ KEY MEETING  The committee considered a meeting Nicola Sturgeon had with Alex Salmond’s aide Geoff Abberdein on March 29, 2018. She … Read more

Ian Blackford accuses Sky presenter of boasting he was going give him ‘a kicking’ over Sturgeon woes

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford accuses Sky presenter of boasting he was going give him ‘a kicking’ before he came on air as he flounders in cringeworthy interview when asked if he believes his boss Nicola Sturgeon misled Holyrood Blackford made the claim to  astonished Sky News presenter Niall Paterson  It came as he tried … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon faces no confidence vote over Alex Salmond case

A cross-party committee today found Nicola Sturgeon did mislead Parliament over the Alex Salmond row.    The Holyrood committee criticised the First Minister saying it was ‘hard to believe’ she had ‘no knowledge of any concerns about inappropriate behaviour on the part of Mr Salmond prior to November 2017’. ‘If she did have such knowledge, then … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon is CLEARED by QC of breaching the ministerial code

Nicola Sturgeon was tonight dramatically cleared by a QC of breaking the ministerial code over the Alex Salmond case. James Hamilton QC said the First minister had not breached the rules in any of the respects he investigated. ‘I am of the opinion that the First Minister did not breach the provisions of the Ministerial Code … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon faces moment of truth with Salmond inquiry findings

Nicola Sturgeon is facing a moment of truth that could end her political career as early as today as a report is released into whether she broke the ministerial code in the Alex Salmond case. The results of a probe by James Hamilton QC into the First Minister’s conduct could be revealed within hours, with her … Read more