The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2023
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
The race is now on to find a replacement for Nicola Sturgeon, who resigned as first minister of Scotland last week. A formidable force in Scottish politics, we trace the triumphs and controversies of her eight years in power, and look ahead to what’s next for the SNP, the independence movement and UK politics.
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| 0:24.8 | Thank you for coming along. I'm sorry to break into your half-term break. |
| 0:35.8 | Last week, with a Scottish parliament in recess, |
| 0:40.6 | MSPs had returned to their constituencies |
| 0:43.8 | and political observers thought they were taking a well-earned break. |
| 0:48.6 | It was actually setting up a Toddlers group |
| 0:51.3 | because I thought it was going to be a nice quiet recess week. |
| 0:54.4 | But on Wednesday morning, the political world was hit by a bombshell. |
| 1:03.9 | Rumors were flying around as Nicholas Sturgeon |
| 1:07.2 | called an urgent press conference with just 90 minutes notice. |
| 1:13.0 | The first measure of Scotland is in my admittedly biased opinion, |
| 1:18.4 | the very best job in the world. |
| 1:21.8 | It came out of the blue. |
| 1:25.0 | There was a lot of scrambling around as people tried to get in but it... |
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