Nicola Sturgeon

New SNP leader first must win as many seats as possible, whatever about winning independence

SNP leadership race: Health secretary holds off strong challenge from Kate Forbes to replace Nicola Sturgeon

Scottish Greens warns that Nicola Sturgeon’s replacement must honour her agreement with it

Scottish National Party has lost over 30,000 members in a year, with suggestions of no confidence vote in chief

Kate Forbes and Humza Yousaf are vying to replace Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and Scotland’s first minister

Isla Bryson found guilty in January of raping two women when she was a man called Adam Graham

Breda O’Brien: It is not enough for Kate Forbes to be talented. She must also avoid thoughtcrime

Demonstrating tolerance for ideas we are already convinced about isn’t really tolerance at all

Nicola Sturgeon failed the ultimate management test: for change to work, there must be communication and commitment

Prominent MSPs who previously backed her Scottish National Party leadership bid withdraw support and LGBT+ party members describe their ‘anger and shock’

None of her would-be replacements can match her connection with the typical voter in Scotland

Pat Leahy: There are lessons aplenty for Irish political leaders from Sturgeon’s successes and failures

Support for the SNP remains stronger than for independence. That matters for the future of UK politics

The Scottish National Party is divided on many key issues and a leadership contest may expose the fissures

Independence remains defining issue in Scottish politics and is likely to stay so regardless of who picks up the SNP baton

Inside Politics: Leader of Scottish National Party had faced criticisms, but says she is stepping down because she no longer has the stamina

Scotland’s first minister is to step down as soon as a successor is chosen

The announcement by the First Minister is a shock for Scotland and has wider implications for UK politics

Dominant force of Scottish politics stuns UK by announcing her departure as first minister and leader of SNP

Analysis: The shock of the SNP leader’s resignation has reverberated from Edinburgh to London and back. Nobody expected it

Sturgeon guided country through Covid-19 pandemic and led SNP to repeated election victories at UK, national and local level

There is a big difference between holding power to account, and attacking people simply because they hold power

Scotland’s first minister makes surprise announcement that she will be stepping down

Influential UCL economist questions value of influential consulting firms

Isla Bryson (31) from Clydebank was found guilty of two rapes carried out when she was a man

Rows over trans rights in Scotland as well as disputes over seemingly technical issues reveal the faultlines in contemporary UK unionisms and nationalisms

Both sides revert to type as UK government limbers up for a constitutional battle with the Scots

Sturgeon says move is a ‘full-frontal’ attack on the Scottish parliament

UK supreme court says vote cannot be held without British parliament approval

Martin and Sunak meet for British-Irish Council summit in Blackpool as ‘mood music’ improves

London government’s counsel says Edinburgh parliament lacks legal authority to hold plebiscite

In the News podcast: London Editor Denis Staunton on the renewed calls for another referendum on Scottish independence

Timetable set out by Robertson dependent on securing legal authority to stage a fresh vote

First minister insists Holyrood parliament has indisputable mandate for second referendum

Irish National Opera’s production is first full staging with chorus, orchestra in Ireland

Leo and Micheál were on a mission to butter up the billionaires in Davos

London Letter: Government makes not one but two U-turns on conversion therapy ban

Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart pointed out shards of broken glass in his goalmouth

David Hill (30) died on Saturday during a game against Ireland’s Oireachtas team

Donaldson claims party pushing ‘radical all-Ireland agenda’ ahead of Assembly election