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GB News published February 17, 2023: Hopefully the fall of Sturgeon signals the beginning of the end of this ideological woke supremacism. Laurence Fox: It is my hope that the fall of the Sturgeon signals the beginning of the end of this ideological, woke supremacism.
GB News published February 17, 2023: Mark Dolan: Sturgeon has been terrible for Scotland and her career's ended in self-inflicted failure. Mark Dolan: Nicola Sturgeon has been terrible for Scotland and her career has ended in self-inflicted failure. Mark Dolan says 'good luck and good riddance' to Nicola Sturgeon.
Reduxx would like to extend its warmest wishes to Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, following news of her resignation.
Nicola, thank you for all you've done for women... especially the ones with penises and rape convictions. pic.twitter.com/tmX2RgZ1W0
Nicola Sturgeon has announced she is resigning as Scotland's first minister after more than eight years in the role.
The Scottish National Party leader said she knew "in my head and in my heart" this was the right time to step down.
Ms Sturgeon said she would remain in office until her successor was elected.
She is the longest-serving first minister and the first woman to hold the position.
Ms Sturgeon insisted her resignation was not in response to the "latest period of pressure", which has included controversies over gender reforms, trans prisoners and the strategy on independence.
She acknowledged there had been "choppy waters", but said her decision had come from "a deeper and longer-term assessment".
"Since the very first moment in the job, I have believed that part of serving well would be to know, almost instinctively, when the time is right to make way for someone else," she said.
"And when that time came, to have the courage to do so, even if many across the country, and in my party, might feel it too soon.
"In my head and in my heart I know that time is now. That it is right for me, for my party and for the country.
"And so today I am announcing my intention to step down as first minister and leader of my party."
The first minister said she had been struggling with conflicting emotions since around the turn of the year.
"I get up in the morning and I tell myself, and usually I convince myself, that I've got what it takes to keep going and keep going and keep going," she said.
"But then I realise that that's maybe not as true."
She said there were two questions - whether carrying on was right for her, and whether it was right for country, her party and the cause of independence.
Ms Sturgeon said the answer to both questions was no.
"We are at a critical moment," she said. "The blocking of a referendum as the accepted, constitutional route to independence is a democratic outrage.
"But it puts the onus on us to decide how Scottish democracy will be protected and to ensure that the will of the Scottish people prevails."
She said that support for independence needed to be "solidified" and to grow further.
"To achieve that we need to reach across the divide in Scottish politics, and my judgement now is that this needs a new leader," she said.
Nominations to elect her successor have now opened. Names to have been suggested as potential candidates include John Swinney, Kate Forbes and Angus Robertson.
The SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn told the BBC he would not be standing.
This is a bombshell which will send shockwaves through Scottish politics.
That's not just because Nicola Sturgeon has been a key figure for so long - an MSP since the Scottish parliament was opened in 1999, and its longest-serving first minister.
It's also because her government stands at a pivotal moment in the pursuit of the SNP's founding goal, of Scottish independence. The party is holding a special conference next month to decide how it should move the issue on, in light of the UK government's refusal to engage with plans for a referendum.
And frankly, with no clear successors waiting in the wings, if Ms Sturgeon isn't running the independence campaign, it's not clear who will be placed to call the shots.
The first minister had come under significant pressure in recent weeks over her government's gender reforms.
But she has been so dominant in Scottish politics for so long that this still feels like it has come completely out of the blue.
Ms Sturgeon said she was "not leaving politics" and would continue to fight for Scottish independence.
She added that the intensity and "brutality" of life as a politician had taken its toll on her, and those around her.
The first minister said leading the country through the Covid pandemic had been "by far the toughest thing I've done" and that she had only recently started to comprehend its physical and mental impact.
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the first minister had led Scotland through some of the most "challenging times" in recent history.
He said: "It is right that today we pay tribute to those achievements, particularly during the pandemic.
"Regardless of our differences, she is an able politician who has stood at the forefront of Scottish politics for more than 20 years."
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak paid tribute to Ms Sturgeon "for her long-standing public service".
He said they "didn't agree on everything" but had successfully worked together on freeports.
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross MSP said: "Whatever our differences, it is right we recognise that political leadership is always demanding and takes its toll on a person and their family."
But he added that Ms Sturgeon had "presided over a decade of division and decay in Scotland".
Former first minister and SNP leader Alex Salmond, who now leads the Alba party, said he felt for Ms Sturgeon personally - but that there was no obvious successor and no clear strategy for independence.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney said he was "very sorry" at the first minister's decision but "completely understands" her reasons.
"It's obviously been a shock to all of us, a shock to the SNP family and shock to the country as well," he said.
The SNP's Westminster leader Stephen Flynn said Ms Sturgeon had been an "outstanding political leader".
"She has taken support for independence to record levels and won every national election, by margins other parties could only wish for," he said.
Analysis by Kirsten Campbell, Political Correspondent Scotland
One of the reasons that Nicola Sturgeon has announced her intention to resign, rather than quitting straight away, is that her formal resignation starts an official timetable at Holyrood.
As soon as her resignation letter is sent to the King, the Scottish Parliament has 28 days to elect a replacement first minister - or face another election.
Ms Sturgeon will remain in post until her party chooses her successor as SNP leader.
The SNP's rule book states that candidates must have at least 100 nominations from party members from at least 20 local branches. The vote is run by postal ballot, on a one-person one-vote basis.
The timetable for that process is still to be agreed. But with a special conference to decide on whether to use an election as a de facto independence referendum due next month, time is tight.
Some in the party have suggested the conference should be delayed until a new leader is in place.
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A huge decision to make, but with the support & love of my family, I have decided to put myself forward as a candidate to become Scotland's next First Minister, and Leader of the SNP.
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This is the Pakistani import that would be the First Minister of Scotland. The hatred of the indigenous population of Scotland is very clear to see. pic.twitter.com/ZZDp2xI8aO
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I hear Pakistan isn't inundated with Whites. Perhaps he'd find that place more amiable?
The majority and history of the Scottish people - WHITE, but lets put a 2nd rate candidate into place just to meet the woke narrative. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
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