Nicola SturgeonLess than 24 hours after his shock resignation as First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party, the Scottish political dream appears to be dying.
senior SNP The figures revealed that they are planning to drop his chief gender Recognition Reform Bill that will allow juveniles to transition from the age of 16.
The highly controversial Holyrood legislation was vetoed by Westminster under devolution legislation and a legal challenge brought by Ms Sturgeon has been closed. The Telegraph reported,
Federalists described his departure as a ‘generational blow’ to the freedom movement. A Tory minister said it was the best day since the 2014 referendum.
Around 250 unionist supporters took to George Square in Glasgow last night as they celebrated his departure. They were seen waving Union flags, opening bottles of bubbly and even forming a conga line.
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn suggested today that a conference to discuss the next steps towards party independence could now be delayed.
Five SNP figures are expected to run to replace Ms Sturgeon in what could be a bloody battle between their allies and more socially conservative figures.
Less than 24 hours after her shock resignation as First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish political dream appears to be dying.
A man opens a bottle of champagne with Unionist supporters in George Square, Glasgow
The SNP’s national executive committee is due to meet this evening to decide the terms of a leadership campaign that will last two or three months.
The outgoing first minister vowed to defend the gender change law after Westminster invoked powers never before used to block his bid to make gender transition easier in Scotland.
Holyrood has until mid-April to challenge London’s decision, but the race to replace Ms Sturgeon is likely to last until at least that deadline – reviving hopes of the policy being in serious doubt, Even if it’s not officially ditched.
An SNP source told The Telegraph: ‘We need to get back on track by pursuing the things that matter to the people of Scotland, not the ones that the public are opposed to.
‘I hope the gender reforms are put on hold somewhere soon. Any sensible new leader would like to remove it from the front page more quickly.
Standing down now means she will be spared from running a legal challenge He was likely to lose, or launch no objection, both of which would have seriously weakened his position.
Ms Sturgeon insisted yesterday that the controversy over the plan passed by the Scottish Parliament in December was not the ‘last straw’ that led to her resignation. Despite this, divisions within his party have deepened.
SNP chairman Michael Russell has said he hopes the process will be shortened and a contested election will be held.
Although there is no clear candidate to succeed Ms Sturgeon, possible candidates include Foreign Secretary Angus Robertson; Finance Secretary Kate Forbes; Health Secretary Hamza Yusuf and Deputy First Minister John Swinney.
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Labor is trying to cash in on Nicola Sturgeon’s shock resignation last night and hoping it will help Sir Keir Starmer reach Downing Street.
Since the 2015 general election, when it lost 40 of its 41 MPs north of the border, Labor has largely remained in the political wilderness in Scotland.
It won seven seats in the 2017 election, but fell to one again in 2019 as Ms Sturgeon tried to block left-leaning voters from pro-Brexit constituencies. Tory Party from storm to victory at Westminster. Tory seats in Scotland fell from 13 in 2017 to six in 2019.
But Ms Sturgeon’s departure potentially opens the door to a Labor return to Scotland, helping the party win a majority and No 10 key to the next election likely to be held in autumn next year.
A Labor MP with knowledge of the party’s Scottish strategy said: ‘There are a few seats where the Tories have been able to make a comeback, but Labor is the biggest beneficiary, where Labor has historically been under-represented.
‘The SNP’s internal struggles are now making it almost impossible for them to maintain the success that Sturgeon had and we will look to capitalize on that.
‘Sturgeon is hoping she can step down and calm it down, but the SNP’s problems run deep.’ A message they could look to drive home, the MP said, voting in a Labor government at Westminster a quicker and easier way of toppling the ‘hated’ Tory regime than trying to secure another independence referendum Will, win it and then implement it re-join the EU.
Another Labor figure said: ‘We were already on the upswing and [Scottish Labour leader] Anas Sarwar is seen as a reliable batsman and that helps a lot. A third senior party official told POLITICO: ‘Politics is about seizing your moments of success. We want to seize it.
Sir Keir is due to deliver a speech at Scottish Labour’s annual conference on Sunday, when he will declare his party a government-in-waiting. Mr Sarver and Ian Murray, the lone Scottish Labor MP, will deliver speeches on Friday and Saturday.