of every party in that parliament. it would be absurd for any first minister who believed in scottish devolution to go against the will of the overwhelming majority of scottish msps. so of course i expect the new first minister to carry that forward. nicola sturgeon insists this is not the end of the road for her dream. but if the path ahead were clear, would she really be quitting? james cook, bbc news. we will be talking to james in a moment about what happens next. we will be talking to james in a moment about what happens next. the governing body of the scottish national party are about to meet to draw up a timetable for the leadership race. so who are the potential contenders? angus robertson appears to be one of the favourites. he s currently the consitution secretary and has been a high profile figure in the party for the best part of a decade. he was the snp s leader in westminster. finance secretary kate forbes is also seen as a frontrunner. she s risen quickly through the ran
they have destroyed local government, they ve destroyed the relationship of respect between local government and our national government, and they have decimated local budgets. there are other pressures. nicola sturgeon tried to make it easier to legally change gender but was blocked by the uk government. the snp s green party partners want her successor to try again. the gender recognition reform act was passed by the scottish parliament and supported by members of every party in that parliament. it would be absurd for any first minister who believed in scottish devolution to go against the will of the overwhelming majority of scottish msps. nicola sturgeon denies this is the end of the road for her independence dream, but if the path were clear, would she really be quitting? and we have some more details this evening on how the process is going to work. nominations are already
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