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meanwhile, the uk government has been responding to boris johnson s surprise resignation as a member of parliament. on sunday, energy secretary grant shapps, told the bbc that he thought the country doesn t miss the drama of thejohnson era. later we ll hear from the bbc s political editor, chris mason, but first james cook filed this report at the end of a big day in scottish politics. nicola sturgeon, for so long, front and centre in scottish politics, was arrested well away from the cameras, just after 10am. detectives questioned her as a suspect, before releasing her without charge seven hours and 15 minutes later. this evening, ms sturgeon issued a statement which was raw, blunt and defiant. i am certain i have committed no offence, she said, describing the situation as both a shock and deeply distressing. she thanked her supporters, saying they appreciated she would never do anything to harm
meanwhile, the uk government has been responding to boris johnson s surprise resignation as a member of parliament. on sunday, energy secretary grant shapps told the bbc that he thought the country doesn t miss the drama of the johnson era. later, we ll hear from the bbc s political editor, chris mason, but first to james cook. nicola sturgeon, for so long, front and centre in scottish politics, was arrested well away from the cameras, just after 10am. detectives questioned her as a suspect, before releasing her without charge seven hours and 15 minutes later. this evening, ms sturgeon issued a statement which was raw, blunt and defiant. i am certain i have committed no offence, she said, describing the situation as both a shock and deeply distressing. she thanked her supporters, saying they appreciated she would never do anything to harm either the snp or the country, and she
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the race to succeed nicola sturgeon as first minister of scotland has begun after her surprise decision to stand down after eight years. her party, the snp s national executive committee will meet today to draw up a timetable for the leadership race. alexandra mckenzie reports. scotland s first female and longest serving first minister nicola sturgeon, is now preparing to step aside. giving absolutely everything of yourself to this job is the only way to do it. the country deserves nothing less. but in truth, that can only be done by anyone for so long. for me, it is now in danger of becoming too long. bye bye, nicola. across scotland and the political parties, people were quick to react to the surprise resignation. well, let me first start by paying.