Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon today mounted a staunch defence of the AstraZeneca vaccine after the Netherlands and Ireland became the latest EU states to pause its use. The PM insisted the jabs are ‘both safe and effective’ as the First Minister urged Britons to keep coming forward, pointing to ‘significant and growing evidence of … Read more
Scotland is to relax its lockdown rules early to allow up to four people from two households to meet outside from Friday, Nicola Sturgeon announced today. They will be allowed to gather for ‘social and recreational reasons’, including in home gardens, on March 12 – three days earlier than previously planned, the First Minister said. … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon warned Rangers fans they were ‘risking their lives’ as they gathered in their thousands to celebrate their side’s first Scottish Premiership title in a decade. The Gers clinched their 55th championship when rivals Celtic could only manage a 0-0 draw away at Dundee United. Despite warnings from Saturday when they partied in the … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon‘s government spent an extra £200,000 of taxpayers’ money on a doomed legal battle with Alex Salmond, even after lawyers said she was bound to fail. The damning revelation was being seen as the clearest indication yet that Scotland’s First Minister had breached the Ministerial Code – a resignation offence. Last night, Scottish Tories warned: … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon‘s government spent an extra £200,000 of taxpayers’ money on a doomed legal battle with Alex Salmond, even after lawyers said she was bound to fail. The damning revelation was being seen as the clearest indication yet that Scotland’s First Minister had breached the Ministerial Code – a resignation offence. Last night, Scottish Tories warned: … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon faces fury as SNP renews push for Scottish independence referendum THIS YEAR despite Covid crisis and public war with Alex Salmond SNP has renewed its push for a fresh Scottish independence referendum in 2021 Nicola Sturgeon is facing fury for the separatist drive amid coronavirus crisis Support for splitting UK has been falling … Read more
Three SNP figures have raised eyebrows after each tweeting an identical gushing tribute to their under-fire leader, Nicola Sturgeon. Councillors Ricky Bell and Marie Burns, along with her brother Mark Burns, posted a show of support for the First Minister during her grilling at Wednesday’s inquiry. The tweet read: ‘I have known Nicola Sturgeon since … Read more
Lawyers warned the Scottish Government was heading for defeat in its court battle with Alex Salmond more than three months before it lost the case. In a major development which piles more pressure on Nicola Sturgeon, it emerged yesterday that they warned in September 2018 there was ‘a real risk that the court may be … Read more
THE SIX QUESTIONS STURGEON MUST ANSWER: Q: Why were meetings and conversations with Alex Salmond kept secret from the public? Miss Sturgeon met her predecessor at her home on April 2, 2018, when she claimed to first become aware of the government investigation into complaints about his conduct. She held two further meetings, on June … Read more
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is facing calls from Opposition MSPs to resign after her Government published legal advice relating to its botched probe into allegations of sexual harassment by Alex Salmond. Deputy First Minister John Swinney agreed to hand over legal advice under threat of a no-confidence vote, and admitted ‘reservations were raised’ by lawyers … Read more