Why did Nicola Sturgeon resign as Scotland's first minister?
Nicola Sturgeon caught everyone out on Wednesday when she announced her intention to resign as first minister of Scotland.Although her Bute House address detailed her state of mind in coming to her decision, it left many wondering why she had chosen to go now.
With the campaign for a second referendum - and ultimately its goal of creating an independent Scotland - appearing to be at something of an impasse, the SNP needs to decide what to do next after the Supreme CourtMs Sturgeon favours using the next Westminster election as a de facto referendum but some senior party member have raised concerns about this strategy.The cause of independence is so much bigger than any one individual.
And she said standing aside would allow the party to come to a decision on the best way forward without having to consider the potential impact on her leadership.When MSPs voted in December to pass the Gender Recognition Reform bill by 86 votes to 39 it marked a key staging point which had involved hours of debate, months of division and years of passionate campaigning on both sides.
Nicola Sturgeon said the bill was "about reforming an existing process that is degrading and traumatic for trans people, seeking to make it less traumatic for those who want to legally change their gender".
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