Nicola Sturgeon: What's her legacy and what's the future for Scottish independence?
This Is Why
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4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 15 February 2023
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
The leader of the Scottish National Party told a news conference that it is right "for me, for my party and the country" and insisted it was not a reaction to "short term pressures".
She said she will remain in office until a successor is found.
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to our Scotland correspondent Connor Gillies who was at the news conference. Plus, commentators Shona Craven, from The National, and Euan McColm from The Scotsman, on Ms Sturgeon's legacy and what is the future for independence.
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| 0:56.7 | Legacy to find out how. In my head and in my heart, I know that time is now, that it is right for me, |
| 1:08.9 | for my party and for the country. And so today I am announcing my |
| 1:13.8 | intention to step down as First Minister and Leader of my party. That was Nicholas Sturgeon, |
| 1:21.9 | announcing her resignation, taking a few people by surprise in the process, not least of them, |
| 1:29.6 | me. There I was, sat at the podcast desk, confidently assuring the team that, of course, the SNAP press conference called |
| 1:34.9 | at the First Minister's residence, was obviously not for a resignation, more likely something to do |
| 1:40.5 | with the teacher's pay dispute. But no sooner had the words tumbled from my mouth, |
| 1:45.6 | then I looked over my shoulder at a bank of TV screens in the newsroom, all of them showing, |
| 1:50.3 | in big black text, Nicholas Sturgeon, to step down. In my defence, it was only a handful of weeks ago |
| 1:57.5 | that she was happily telling reporters that she would be the one to lead |
| 2:01.2 | Scotland to independence despite considerable issues around education, healthcare and gender recognition. |
| 2:08.5 | So, why now? Who will replace her? And what does it all mean for the prospect of an independent |
| 2:15.3 | Scotland? I'm Neil Patterson and this is the Sky News Daily. for the prospect of an independent Scotland. |
| 2:20.0 | I'm Neil Patterson, and this is the Sky News Daily. |
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