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Nicola Sturgeon has said she has “absolute confidence” in her health secretary despite calls for him to be sacked. Scotland’s NHS has struggled in recent months, with A&E waiting times…

Nicola Sturgeon has accused the UK government of “repeating mistakes of the past” following the announcement of Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement. The First Minister derided the UK…

Nicola Sturgeon has warned world leaders must “match their rhetoric with reality” ahead of COP27 in Egypt after acknowledging the aftermath of the previous summit in Glasgow had “lost some…

Nicola Sturgeon has insisted that decisions taken in the Autumn Budget must not harm the most vulnerable people. The First Minister raised her concerns ahead of chancellor Jeremy Hunt…

Rishi Sunak has appealed to the leaders of the devolved nations to work together and build a future “defined not by division, but by unity” ahead of meeting with Nicola Sturgeon. The…

Nicola Sturgeon has said she welcomes Rishi Sunak’s pledge to “reset the relationship” between the UK and devolved governments after meeting with the Prime Minister for the first time since…

JK Rowling has criticised Nicola Sturgeon again over plans to make it easier for people to change their legally recognised gender. The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill took a…

Nicola Sturgeon has rejected a suggestion that the awarding of the ultimately disastrous ferry contract to Ferguson Marine in 2015 was a case of “jobs for the boys”. The First Minister was questioned by MSPs on the contract award at…

Nicola Sturgeon is set to appear before MSPs investigating the delivery of two new ferries which are significantly delayed and over-budget.The vessels, Glen Sannox and Hull 802, had been due to be delivered in 2018, with contracts for each…

The biggest hike in the UK’s interest rate for more than three decades is the “cost to people of Tory economic mismanagement”, according to Nicola Sturgeon. It comes after the Bank of England raised interest rates to 3% from 2.25%, the…