SNP plans to decriminalise drugs could result in a surge in deaths, according to a grim warning from America where a similar law change led to a huge rise in overdoses. Humza Yousaf insists decriminalisation would reduce Scotland’s horrific drugs death toll, which last year claimed 1,051 lives – the worst death rate in Europe and…
‘Nicola Sturgeon would have suspended Nicola Sturgeon’ says Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross following the former SNP leader’s arrest as he says she had proved she was willing to remove the whip from anyone under police investigation Nicola Sturgeon was arrested by Police Scotland before being released By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 18:46 EDT, 12…
Nicola Sturgeon has insisted she is innocent tonight after she was released without charge pending further investigation as part of an ongoing police probe into the SNP’s finances. The former first minister was detained this morning and held in custody while she was quizzed for several hours by detectives. Police Scotland confirmed she was released at…
Nicola Sturgeon has been released without charge pending further investigation after police arrested her earlier today as part of an ongoing probe into the SNP’s finances. The former First Minister was arrested this afternoon and held in custody while she was quizzed by detectives. Police Scotland have now confirmed that she has been released. The…
Scottish cops asked ‘Britain’s FBI’ to help with probe into missing SNP finances before arresting Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Scottish Police reportedly called in ‘Britain’s FBI’ to help on SNP investigations By Chris Matthews Published: 16:09 EDT, 6 May 2023 | Updated: 16:09 EDT, 6 May 2023 Scottish cops asked ‘Britain’s FBI’ to help with their…
Nicola Sturgeon was back behind the wheel today just weeks after giving up power – as she took a break from the SNP finances row engulfing her family to take a driving lesson. The former first minister went out for a two hour spin today after it was revealed she will work from home this…
Man, 28, seen ‘acting suspiciously’ near the official residence of Scotland’s First Minister is arrested after police swoop Police called to Charlotte Square, near residence of Scotland’s First Minister A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident, police said By Chris Matthews For Mailonline Published: 19:03 EDT, 1 April 2023 | Updated: 19:10…
Nicola Sturgeon claims extraordinary internet rumours about her personal life were ‘part of the reason’ she resigned She shot down claims she owns a property portfolio and is a ‘secret lesbian’ Users even say she engaged in an extra-marital affair with female diplomat By Georgia Edkins Scottish Political Editor For The Mail On Sunday Published:…
Nicola Sturgeon admitted blundering over the trans rights meltdown today – but dismissed the SNP’s woes as ‘growing pains’. In an interview on ITV’s Loose Women, the outgoing First Minister said she took responsibility for failing to generate a ‘rational debate’ about her government’s abortive gender identity overhaul. But she insisted the shambles – which saw…
Transgender prisoners who ‘pose risk’ to fellow inmates and trans women with male genitals are banned from women’s prisons in England and Wales It follows growing concern about the risks posed by transgender prisoners There were 230 trans prisoners in England and Wales in the year to last March By Glen Owen, Political Editor For…
SNP chaos in the wake of Nicola Sturgeon’s departure is good for the union as the race for the next party leader begins, poll shows By Martin Beckford Published: 19:54 EST, 24 February 2023 | Updated: 21:36 EST, 24 February 2023 Scottish independence is a more distant prospect in the wake of Nicola Sturgeon’s departure,…
So far, the race to replace Nicola Sturgeon gives little hope for a fresh start for Scotland. Humza Yousaf, the first contender to declare, is the continuity Sturgeon candidate. He has been at the First Minister’s side for the past five years, a party to her every controversial decision and divisive policy. Yousaf has been…
LIVE Nicola Sturgeon resigns LIVE: SNP leader quits as Scotland’s First Minister after ‘wrestling with decision for weeks’ but denies she is stepping down because of gender self-ID row By Rory Tingle, Home Affairs Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 05:15 EST, 15 February 2023 | Updated: 06:37 EST, 15 February 2023 This is MailOnline’s live blog…
Nicola Sturgeon took UK politics and her own party by surprise today as she quit as Scotland’s First Minister and Scottish National Party leader. Ms Sturgeon announced her intention to resign at a press conference this morning, in a move which appears to have blindsided all but her closest aides. SNP sources suggested that no-one…
‘A lesson for any politician who bets their career on legislating men as women’: Feminists celebrate as Nicola Sturgeon quits as Scottish First Minister in wake of furious rows over her gender self-ID plans and trans prisoners By Rory Tingle, Home Affairs Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 06:00 EST, 15 February 2023 | Updated: 06:00 EST,…
Nearly 50 Police Scotland officers have resigned or retired from the force to avoid misconduct proceedings against them Figures reveal 47 Scottish police officers facing disciplinaries quit since 2019 Scottish law allows hearings to be dropped if officers resign, unlike England By Stewart Carr Published: 06:56 EST, 14 February 2023 | Updated: 07:01 EST, 14…
Author JK Rowling has taken another open swipe at Nicola Sturgeon after the Scottish First Minister stumbled her way through an awkward TV interview on trans offenders being put in women’s prisons. The SNP leader struggled as she tried to explain her policy during an ITV interview – admitting that trans women will be treated differently to…
‘I keep getting letters with my ‘dead name’ on’: Transgender double rapist’s extraordinary rant from prison as it emerges ‘sex predator demanded £5,000 payout after BT ‘called convicted pest a man” By Oliver Price Published: 21:02 EST, 28 January 2023 | Updated: 21:02 EST, 28 January 2023 Trans double rapist Isla Bryson demanded a £5,000…
Rishi Sunak could move to block Nicola Sturgeon’s gender identity law as early as today after warnings they will cause chaos. There is a growing expectation that the PM will deploy Westminster’s powers to prevent the controversial shake-up going ahead in Scotland. It would reduce the age for formally changing gender from 18 to 16,…
Nicola Sturgeon’s Bill making it easier for people as young as 16 to change gender without seeing a doctor could lead to gender tourism to Scotland and transgender people demanding the same rights in England, it emerged today. The vote in Edinburgh yesterday sparked huge protests and puts MSPs on a constitutional collision course with…
It is ‘wrong’ to claim that human sex is determined at birth and cannot legally change, Scotland’s highest court has been told. Nicola Sturgeon’s government has urged Lady Haldane to dismiss a case brought by feminist activists For Women Scotland (FWS), insisting it is ‘quite clear’ that UK legislation allowed a male to become legally…