Nicola Sturgeon could be set to make children's parties exempt from the current 'two households' covid restrictions. READ MORE: Nicola Sturgeon's u-turn on parent and baby group restrictions 'not gone far enough'. Sturgeon joined the Scottish National Party (SNP) in 1986, having already become a member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, and quickly became the party's Youth Affairs Vice Convener and Publicity Vice Convener. This also made her First Minister-Designate, given the SNP's absolute majority in the Scottish Parliament. [18], However, Salmond later announced that he did intend to stand for the leadership; Sturgeon subsequently withdrew from the contest and declared her support for Salmond, standing instead as his running mate for the depute leadership. It read: "The Scottish Government will now allow more people to attend classes for babies under 12 months. Boundary changes meant that the notional Labour majority in the seat had increased substantially. They are our future. "[65][66] Sturgeon later said that while she believed in Scottish independence, her starting point in these discussions was to protect Scotland's relationship with the EU. The investigating panel will consist of Dame Elish Angiolini, a former Solicitor General for Scotland and lord advocate, and James Hamilton, a former director of public prosecutions in the Republic of Ireland. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The SNP won 48 seats, and came second place in the 11 others; their 45% of the vote yielded 80% of the seats in Scotland. Babies, toddlers and growing tots need their classes. [8], In an interview with the BBC's Woman's Hour, Sturgeon revealed that it was Margaret Thatcher who inspired her to enter politics, because, due to rising unemployment in Scotland at the time, she developed "a strong feeling that it was wrong for Scotland to be governed by a Tory government that we hadn't elected".[9]. .css-8h1dth-Link{font-family:ReithSans,Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif;font-weight:700;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:#FFFFFF;}.css-8h1dth-Link:hover,.css-8h1dth-Link:focus{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}Read about our approach to external linking. [36] During the speech launching her campaign, Sturgeon announced that she would resign as Depute Leader, triggering a concurrent depute leadership election; the MSPs Angela Constance and Keith Brown and the MP Stewart Hosie all nominated themselves to succeed Sturgeon as Depute Leader. Parent power in action on Twitter today . Now let’s #saveourtoddlerclasses pic.twitter.com/dYNLl5peCe. This followed her admitting that she had a secret meeting and subsequent phone call with Salmond about the Scottish government's allegations against him. ], Forbes magazine ranked Sturgeon as the 50th most powerful woman in the world in 2016 and 2nd in the United Kingdom. [99] Sturgeon had been highly critical of Donald Trump and his policies, highlighting her disapproval of his language and views relating to sexism and misogyny, and stating upon Trump's victory that she hopes "Trump turns out to be a president different to the one he was during his campaign and reaches out to those who felt vilified by his campaign". [49], On 4 April 2015, a leaked memo from the Scotland Office alleged that Sturgeon privately told the French ambassador Sylvie Bermann that she would "rather see David Cameron remain as PM". [68] As the constitution is a reserved matter under the Scotland Act 1998, for a future referendum on Scottish independence to be legal under UK law, it would need to receive the consent of the British Parliament to take place. She said she hoped allowing the details to be written about in a new book would challenge assumptions made about women. [72], Following the 2017 UK general election, Nicola Sturgeon announced that the Scottish Government would postpone legislation pertaining to the proposed second referendum on Scottish independence until at least autumn 2018, when it is believed that the outcome of Brexit negotiations should become clearer.[73]. However, on a notional basis, the SNP suffered a net loss of 7 councillors compared to 2012. Knife-edge US vote hangs on a few key states, 'Young black people need role models to see' Video, 'Young black people need role models to see', What does developing a Covid-19 vaccine look like? [44] The same day, she was appointed to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom and therefore granted the style 'The Right Honourable'. [24][25] She was supported in her role as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing by Shona Robison MSP, the Minister for Public Health and Sport, and by Alex Neil MSP, the Minister for Housing and Communities. What does developing a Covid-19 vaccine look like? [93][94][95] Sturgeon has committed to strengthening links between Scotland and the African continent. "From new and overwhelming emotions, building independence to refining their communication and language skills, this is a critical stage for their emotional and social development. If a pregnancy ends before the 24th week, it is known as a miscarriage, Miscarriages are quite common in the first three months of pregnancy - about one in five confirmed pregnancies ends this way and are often caused by problems with the foetus, Certain long-term health conditions in the mother, such as diabetes, high blood pressure or thyroid problems, can also increase the risk of a miscarriage, A later miscarriage may also be due to an infection, a poorly developed placenta or a weak cervix (neck of the womb) that opens too early in the pregnancy. After being elected to the Scottish Parliament, she served successively as the SNP's shadow minister for education, health, and justice. "It seems unfair that children are able to attend shops, restaurants etc where there are multiple people but cannot attend an activity that would have a positive impact on their development and allow that special time between parent and child.". During the first term of the Scottish Parliament, Sturgeon served as a member of the Shadow Cabinets of both Alex Salmond and John Swinney. [80], In January 2019, Sturgeon referred herself to an independent ministerial ethics body, which will lead to an investigation into her actions with respect to a sexual harassment case concerning allegations against Salmond. The US president outperforms pollsters' predictions but the race remains tight in key battlegrounds. [10][11] She first stood for election in the 1992 general election as the SNP candidate in the Glasgow Shettleston constituency, and was the youngest parliamentary candidate in Scotland, failing to win the seat. [...] I can think of no greater privilege than to seek to lead the party I joined when I was just 16. [100] They subsequently spoke on the phone to discuss the future relationship and diplomatic approaches between both the United States and Scotland with Sturgeon wishing Trump well following his success.

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