'Nicola Sturgeon's influence as the SNP's leader cannot be overstated, spending almost a decade at the top that saw her party dominate north of the border.' Sky's wizbates gives her analysis on the resignation of Scotland's first minister 👇
2:59Scottish politics has been rocked to its core, after the news of the first minister's resignation leaked out ahead of a hastily arranged press conference.
Nicola Sturgeon's influence as the SNP's leader cannot be overstated, spending almost a decade at the top that saw her party dominate north of the border. During that time she has constantly threatened Westminster with the breakup of the union and has never ceased to drive towards a second Scottish independence referendum.
Her style has been combative, especially when it came to taking on the Conservative government - she described Boris Johnson as"possibly the worst prime minister of our lifetime". There will be a lot of speculation about the political reasons behind Nicola Sturgeon's resignation - was it the stand-off with Westminster over trans rights or maybe a lack of support within the party over her de facto referendum plan?More from Politics
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