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16.10.23 Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf Credit: PA

'Don't be ridiculous' Sturgeon tells reporter when asked if she is behaving like Liz Truss and overshadowing Humza Yousaf by attending SNP Party Conference.

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The former first minister, who led Scotland's response to the coronavirus, has given evidence to the Covid-19 inquiry today in London.

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Former leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) Nicola Sturgeon speaking to the media outside her home in Uddingston, Glasgow, after her husband, former chief executive of the SNP Peter Murrell, was "released without charge pending further investigation", after he was arrested on Wednesday as part of a probe into the party's finances. Picture date: Saturday April 8, 2023.

Mr Yousaf has today said that he sees "no reason" to suspend Ms Sturgeon from the SNP 'whip' at Holyrood.

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Nicola Sturgeon was replaced as First Minister by Humza Yousaf.

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There were calls for Nicola Stugeon to be suspended from the SNP.

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The First Minister of Scotland is nominated by Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) following the resignation of a First Minister.

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Ms Sturgeon steps down to make way for Humza Yousaf, who was named the new leader of the SNP on Monday after a five-week campaign.

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Nicola Sturgeon will leave office as the longest-serving First Minister in Scotland's history and the first woman to hold the post. 

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File photo dated 20/03/23 of Scottish National Party leadership candidate Humza Yousaf, has pledged to "work tirelessly" to improve the rights of women and girls if he is elected to succeed Nicola Sturgeon. The current Scottish Health Secretary promised action to improve abortion care in Scotland. Picture: PA Images.

But his journey to the top job has been a long one, serving under Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon before first being elected as an MSP in 2011.

Who is Humza Yousaf?

Outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon alongside Minister for Health and Social Care Humza Yousaf (left) in the main chamber after her last First Minster's Questions (FMQs) in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Picture date: Thursday March 23, 2023.

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So what lies ahead for the man who is expected to be voted in by MSPs as the next First Minister tomorrow, and legally installed in the post on Wednesday?

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The race for the SNP leadership has been a rocky affair, with dramatic resignations and acrimonious clashes between the candidates during live TV debates.

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Outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon leaves the main chamber after her last First Minster's Questions (FMQs) in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Picture date: Thursday March 23, 2023.
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In a statement made at the end of First Minister's Questions, Ms Sturgeon thanked Scots for "placing your trust in me".

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With just days left in the contest to succeed Nicola Sturgeon, Ipsos Scotland released a survey of 1,023 Scots carried out between March 17 and 21.

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Adoption practices in Scotland during the 20th century are among the “worst injustices in our history”, Ms Sturgeon said.

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