Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon has said that she hopes to be the leader who takes Scotland to independence and that there's "plenty left in the tank" amid speculation over ...

[Nicola Sturgeon](/topic/nicola-sturgeon) also confirmed that negotiations between teaching unions, the government and local authorities are ongoing adding that pay increase offers have been better in Scotland than in England and much of the proposed industrial action has so far been avoided as a result. "The fear that women have about predatory men accessing women only spaces to abuse and attack women is very real," she said. [First Minister](/topic/first-minister) was asked whether she would be the person to lead [Scotland](/topic/scotland) to independence after [New Zealand](/topic/new-zealand)'s Prime Minister [Jacinda Ardern announced she had decided to stand down](https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/jacinda-ardern-new-zealand-pm-to-step-down-next-month-3992581), saying she no longer had "enough in the tank to do [the job] justice".

Her comments came after New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern dramatically resigned her post this week, explaining she no longer had “enough in the tank” to ...

“But for me, who the leader is who takes Scotland to independence is less important than that Scotland becomes independent.” Sturgeon also told the programme she would “like to think” she will be the leader who takes Scotland out of the UK. Nicola Sturgeon has said she is “nowhere near” ready to quit as Scotland’s First Minister – adding she still hopes to lead the country to

Scotland's First Minister has been quizzed on a number of recent issues by veteran BBC journalist Laura Kuenssberg.

[Nicola Sturgeon](/latest/nicola-sturgeon) has insisted there is "plenty in the tank" as the [SNP](/latest/snp) leader hit back at her critics and made a huge pledge over [Scottish independence](/latest/scottish-independence). Ms Kuenssberg asked: "You've had extraordinary electoral success, year after year. How much is in Nicola Sturgeon's tank?" Do you think you are still the leader to take Scotland to independence?" "If I ever - I don't just mean on a single day - but if I ever reach the point she has clearly reached, then I hope I have the same courage she has had and said: 'This is the point I will go'. Nicola Sturgeon says she has "plenty left in the tank"

It comes after New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern shocked Kiwis on Thursday when she said she had "no more in the tank" to lead the country and would ...

NICOLA Sturgeon has said she has not heard a single “persuasive or compelling” argument that Scotland's gender reform legislation would have…

If I ever reach the point, which she (Ardern) has clearly reached, where I think overall I just can’t give the job everything it deserves then I hope I have the same courage she’s had in saying ‘okay this is the point to go’ but just for the avoidance of all doubt I don’t feel anywhere near that right now. Sturgeon added: “There’s plenty in the tank at the moment. I think Scotland’s going to be independent. “I would like to think so. [Conservative](https://www.thenational.scot/politics/tories/) Party of trying to “stoke a culture war” and that their actions were part of a pattern of “seeking to undermine” the Scottish Parliament. [BBC](https://www.thenational.scot/news/media-and-the-bbc/)’s Laura Kuenssberg, Sturgeon said: “I have not heard any argument about the impact on the Equality Act that I find in any way persuasive or compelling because the act does not change the legal effect of a Gender Recognition Certificate.

The UK Government has vetoed Holyrood's Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.

Ms Sturgeon said: “You don’t have to show your birth certificate to access women-only spaces. Writing in Sunday Times, he said: “If the Bill becomes law, some UK citizens will have a different legal gender in different parts of the UK, depending on where they happen to be. It is outrageous.”

Sturgeon insisted she has “plenty in the tank”, after New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern resigned saying she no longer had enough to fulfil the role.

[Scotland’s changes to the gender recognition process](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/scotland-gender-recognition-reform-bill-explained_uk_63c66112e4b0cbfd55f5dce6). [Rishi Sunak moved to block the reforms](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/uk-government-blocks-scotlands-gender-recognition-law_uk_63c58c47e4b0cbfd55f55a79) passed by Holyrood. [lead the country to independence](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/indyref2/). [Alex Salmond](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/alex-salmond/) stepped down after Scots voted to stay in the UK in September of that year. [Laura Kuenssberg](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/laura-kuenssberg/) show: “If I ever reach the point which she has clearly reached, where I just think overall I can’t give the job everything it deserves, then I hope I have the same courage she has had in saying ‘OK, this is the point to go’. [Nicola Sturgeon](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/nicola-sturgeon/) has said she is “nowhere near” ready to quit as Scotland’s First Minister.

Nicola Sturgeon used a BBC interview to complain that ministers had not provided any 'compelling' reasons for blocking the controversial law passed by ...

Ms Sturgeon said: 'You don't have to show your birth certificate to access women-only spaces. It is outrageous.' Ms Sturgeon said she is 'nowhere near' ready to quit as Scotland's First Minister – adding she still hopes to lead the country to independence. Ms Sturgeon also told the programme she would 'like to think' she will be the leader who takes Scotland out of the UK. Speaking about Ms Ardern, Ms Sturgeon said: 'If I ever reach the point which she has clearly reached, where I just think overall I can't give the job everything it deserves, then I hope I have the same courage she has had in saying 'Okay, this is the point to go'. The SNP leader has been in the post since November 2014, with her predecessor Alex Salmond stepping down after Scots voted to stay in the UK in September of that year.

Nicola Sturgeon has dismissed claims that reforms to Scottish gender laws would lead to attacks on women by "predatory men".

Nicola Sturgeon also clarified that the Scottish gender reform bill would have no impact on wider UK equality laws: “The Scottish parliament considers all of that on every legislation that it passes. So the point is this bill does not give a predatory man any more ability to abuse women than that predatory man already has.” “The UK government is doing this for two reasons and, frankly, it’s got nothing to do with concerns about the Equality Act. Gender Recognition Certificates are governed by the Gender Recognition Act, which is a devolved issue for Scotland under the Scotland Act. The issues are really important and I feel very strongly that trans people should not be weaponised.” The UK’s Gender Recognition Act is an archaic piece of legislation which still requires a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria in order to gain legal gender recognition, which is in direct defiance of The bill intended to make it simpler and fairer for trans people to gain legal recognition of their gender by acquiring a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC), which allows for the updating of sex markers on birth certificates. A GRC also allows trans people to have their acquired gender recognised on their marriage license and death certificate. Actually, most of the key women’s organisations in Scotland do support this legislation.” “I don’t believe that will be the case,” explained Sturgeon. These organisations support this legislation, so it’s important to be clear. Scottish secretary in Westminster, Alister Jack –

The UK Government has vetoed Holyrood's Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.

Ms Sturgeon said: “You don’t have to show your birth certificate to access women-only spaces. Writing in Sunday Times, he said: “If the Bill becomes law, some UK citizens will have a different legal gender in different parts of the UK, depending on where they happen to be. It is outrageous.”

NICOLA Sturgeon has insisted that there is no “persuasive or compelling” legal argument about the impact of the Gender Recognition Reform Bill…

“Despite this, the First Minister claims the intervention is all about ‘culture wars’ and ‘weaponising’ trans people. [Writing in The Sunday Times,](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/this-is-a-fight-with-westminster-that-sturgeon-won-t-win-kfw3zgt5g) Lord Sumption - a former Supreme Court justice - said “The suggestion that the UK government’s veto is an attack on Scottish democracy is absurd. She added: “The fear that women have about predatory men accessing women-only spaces to abuse and attack women is very real. “Some of the groups that work closest with women that are subjected to violence by predatory men, domestic violence. And frankly, it's got nothing to do with concerns about the Equality Act. So the issues are really important. But all that we have heard from them so far is froth and rage." Under Theresa May, the UK government was planning to do exactly the same. I don't believe that will be the case. It also lowers the minimum age for applications from 18 to 16. So of course. When we first put forward this proposal, the UK government had exactly the same plans.

The First Minister told the BBC that despite the objections of the UK Government the new law would “not change the legal effect of a gender recognition ...