Nicola Sturgeon’s popularity among Scots has plummeted, new polling shows. The survey by Savanta put the former Scottish First Minister’s net favourability rating at minus seven. Pollsters from the company said it is the first time she has been in negative territory
With the attention of Westminster and much of the London based media on the unfolding Tory psychodrama with Boris Johnson last week, two very significant developments in Scotland passed by with very little comment from south of the Border. Both of them
The SNP’s accountants have resigned in the wake of the investigation into the party’s finances and the arrest of Nicola Sturgeon’s husband. Peter Murrell was arrested – and released 11 hours later – on Wednesday. Accountants Johnston Carmichael, which has worked with
The search at Nicola Sturgeon and her husband Peter Murrell’s home entered a second day today. Police yesterday swooped on the couple’s property near Glasgow on Wednesday morning as part of an investigation into the SNP’s finances, with the party’s Edinburgh headquarters also
Michael Gove was today stumped when he was asked for Nicola Sturgeon’s biggest achievement. The Communities Secretary was put on the spot during an interview on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme. Mr Gove said “um” and frowned when asked by the presenter
The SNP is “imploding” after Nicola Sturgeon‘s husband Peter Murrell announced he was stepping down as the party’s chief executive. Mr Murrell said on Saturday he was quitting with immediate effect. It followed suggestions the party’s ruling National Executive Committee was mulling
It comes after reports suggested members of the SNP’s ruling National Executive Committee threatened a vote of no confidence in him.
Support for independence has fallen below 40 percent following the announcement of Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation. An opinion poll, conducted by YouGov, showed that 39 percent of Scottish voters support independence from the United Kingdom, compared to 47 percent who want to remain
Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross publicly mocked Humza Yousaf, who is the runaway favourite to replace Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister. During a fiery session of FMQs in the Scottish Parliament, Mr Murray read out a litany of failures from Ms Sturgeon’s
Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, Sandy Easdale hit out at Ms Sturgeon’s “abysmal record” in government and warned her successor would need to fix Scotland after 16 years of Sturgeon and Alex Salmond as First Minister before her. He said: “The legacy of