Scottish First Minister Sturgeon to resign
LONDON: Nicola Sturgeon said on Wednesday she would resign as Scotland's first minister after eight years in the job, standing down with no obvious successor in place and dealing a blow to the fight for independence.
She led her party to a resounding success at the 2015 UK election, winning 56 of 59 seats in Scotland and establishing it as Britain's third largest party, before she retained control over the devolved parliament at more recent elections. Sturgeon said in response that she would turn the next British general election into a de facto referendum to ramp up pressure on London to grant another vote.
According to polls, support for independence rose above 50 per cent in the wake of the Supreme Court defeat but has since slipped back.
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