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SNP conference should be postponed for leadership race, says Flynn

The party planned to hold a special conference on March 19 to discuss the path forward to independence.

The Independent UK

SNP leaders hint at rethink on Sturgeon’s Scottish independence plan

Party should ‘hit pause button’ on strategy conference, says Westminster leader Stephen Flynn

The Independent UK

Key challenges to be faced by Sturgeon’s successor as First Minister

The new SNP leader’s in-tray will be packed, from plotting a course to indyref2 to settling the unresolved teachers’ pay dispute.

The Independent UK

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SNP top leaders urge overhaul of Sturgeon independence plan

Westminster chief and president say conference on outgoing leader’s strategy should be delayed

The Guardian - UK

SNP conference on independence could be postponed following Nicola Sturgeon resignation

SNP members are due to meet in Edinburgh on March 19 to debate how to take forward the campaign for independence.

Daily Record

Stephen Flynn calls for SNP's special democracy conference to be delayed

THE SNP’s Westminster leader has suggested that the party’s planned conference to discuss the next steps in the push for independence should be…

The National (Scotland)

Search begins to find Nicola Sturgeon’s successor - with Kate Forbes and Angus Robertson among potential candidates

SNP national executive committee set to plan leadership contest

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Search to find Nicola Sturgeon’s successor begins

Scotland’s First Minister announced her resignation on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Race to replace Nicola Sturgeon under way as SNP expects ‘contested’ election

SNP national executive to meet to set out ‘shortened’ process for ‘contested’ election

Evening Standard

Unfazed by the future, Nicola Sturgeon left on her own terms

Scotland’s first minister seized control of the narrative and timing, leaving no obvious successor

The Guardian - UK

Nicola Sturgeon’s exit as First Minister opens the door to electoral transformation

Labour Party mulling over the opportunity Ms Sturgeon’s departure could present at the next UK-wide election

The Independent UK

Sturgeon’s exit as First Minister opens the door to electoral transformation

The Labour Party mulled over the opportunity Ms Sturgeon’s departure could present it at the next UK-wide election.

The Independent UK

‘Exemplary’ or ‘malign colossus’: Scots divided as Nicola Sturgeon steps down

Five people share their views on what the first minister has – or has not – achieved

The Guardian - UK

Analysis-Scotland's Sturgeon bows out at 'critical moment' for independence fight

With the cause of Scottish independence stalled by a Westminster government veto on a new referendum, nationalist leader Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday offered a new approach to break the deadlock - her resignation as first minister of Scotland.

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The Conversation

Nicola Sturgeon resignation: the unanswered questions for Scotland and the SNP she leaves behind

When Jacinda Ardern resigned as New Zealand’s prime minister a few weeks ago, Nicola Sturgeon assured voters she still had plenty left in the tank. Yet apparently, Scotland’s first minister had been thinking about her own future for some time. She said so in her resignation speech on Wednesday, which…

The Independent UK

Lee Anderson declines delivery of 48,000 posters after asking for them to be sent to him

Mr Anderson was at Westminster when two Lib Dem councillors delivered the posters on Wednesday, and he said that they had ‘failed’

Evening Standard

The rise and resignation of SNP superstar Nicola Sturgeon — from Ayrshire to the apex of power

As she resigns after eight years in the top job, Robbie Smith looks back on a remarkable career — and asks what’s next for the SNP’s ‘nippy sweetie’?

Evening Standard

Analysis: Nicola Sturgeon snaps a piece off the dream of Scottish independence as she quits

As the sun rose over Calton Hill above Edinburgh on the misty morning of September 19 2014 the dream of Scottish independence lay shattered.

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The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon to resign as First Minister, saying ‘the time is now’

She said she will continue as an MSP on the backbenches at Holyrood.

The Independent UK

Labour eyes an opportunity in Scotland as Sturgeon steps down

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the party needs to make ‘significant gains’ in Scotland if it is to form a UK government.

Belfast Live

Nicola Sturgeon: Northern Ireland parties react to SNP leader's resignation as First Minister

Nationalists praised her leadership but unionists said it was a warning to those who "pander to the woke agenda"

Daily Mirror

Nicola Sturgeon's key moments and controversies as First Minister dramatically quits

Love her or loathe her, Nicola Sturgeon has become one of the most-recognised figures in UK politics in decades, and has never been afraid to stand up to the government in Westminster

The Independent UK

In Pictures: Nicola Sturgeon from party youth activist to Scottish leader

The longest serving – and first female – first minister rose to power unopposed after the ill-fated independence referendum in 2014.

The National (Scotland)

Who is Angus Robertson? The bookies' early favourite to replace Nicola Sturgeon

THE early bookies' favourite to take over from Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland’s First Minister is Angus Robertson MSP.

Daily Record

Alex Salmond claims Nicola Sturgeon exit leaves Scottish independence campaign 'with no clear strategy'

Salmond, who mentored Sturgeon during her early years in the party, warned her exit from frontline politics left Scottish independence with "no clear strategy".

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