Nicola Sturgeon to Resign as Scotland’s 1st Minister After Gender Bill Blocked by UK Parliament

She says she is confident her successor 'will lead Scotland to independence'

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during a press conference on winter pressures in the NHS, at St. Andrews House in Edinburgh on Jan. 16, 2023. Lesley Martin/PA Media

Nicola Sturgeon has announced she is to resign as First Minister of Scotland, saying: “My decision comes from a place of duty and of love, tough love perhaps, but nevertheless love [of] my party and my country.”

Her decision to step down comes a month after the UK Parliament blocked radical gender reforms which had been passed by the Scottish government, a move she described as a “full-frontal attack.”