Nicola Sturgeon has claimed nobody can reduce her predecessor’s impact on the Scottish independence movement, despite fractures within her own party.
The First Minister of Scotland made the comments about Alex Salmond during an interview with the Irish Times on Thursday.
It comes amid a Holyrood committee inquiry into the Scottish Government’s handling of complaints made against the former politician and allegations of conspiracy.
TONIGHT: #ITWinterNights goes Beyond Brexit Scotland’s First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party @NicolaSturgeon talks to The Irish Times Fintan O Toole @fotoole about Brexit, Scottish independence and the state of the union. https://t.co/aoWHSAiU3d
Nicola Sturgeon has claimed nobody can reduce her predecessor’s impact on the Scottish independence movement, despite fractures within her own party.
The First Minister of Scotland made the comments about Alex Salmond during an interview with the Irish Times on Thursday.
It comes amid a Holyrood committee inquiry into the Scottish Government’s handling of complaints made against the former politician and allegations of conspiracy.
TONIGHT: #ITWinterNights goes Beyond Brexit Scotland’s First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party @NicolaSturgeon talks to The Irish Times Fintan O Toole @fotoole about Brexit, Scottish independence and the state of the union. https://t.co/aoWHSAiU3d
Nicola Sturgeon has claimed nobody can reduce her predecessor’s impact on the Scottish independence movement, despite fractures within her own party.
The First Minister of Scotland made the comments about Alex Salmond during an interview with the Irish Times on Thursday.
It comes amid a Holyrood committee inquiry into the Scottish Government’s handling of complaints made against the former politician and allegations of conspiracy.
TONIGHT: #ITWinterNights goes Beyond Brexit Scotland’s First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party @NicolaSturgeon talks to The Irish Times Fintan O Toole @fotoole about Brexit, Scottish independence and the state of the union. https://t.co/aoWHSAiU3d
Angus Robertson was among several Scots who spoke to the German dpa news agency INCREASING support for independence, the upcoming Holyrood election and Scotland’s removal from the EU are the focus of several news stories across Germany this morning. The Hamburg-based Deutsche Presse-Agentur news agency wrote a piece on Scotland’s future in the wake of Brexit. It was published this morning by Der Spiegel, one of the top five German news sites, Handelsblatt, a business newspaper and regional daily Sächsische Zeitung, among others. It comes after the director of research at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin, Barbara Lippert, said an independent Scotland could be “top of the list” to join the EU.
According to reports Scottish independence is being featured in international media outlets (Image: Jeff J Mitchell / Getty)
Speaking to The National, he said of Nicola Sturgeon’s appearance at the Winter Nights Festival: “It is important for us to hear Scotland’s distinct position on life post-Brexit and how those bilateral ties can be maintained, even strengthened, post-Brexit.
“The First Minister’s recent opinion piece in the Irish Times was received very well.
“We in Ireland and indeed across the EU are fascinated by the internal politics in Scotland, especially following the Brexit process.”
Nicola Sturgeon profile (Image: EXPRESS)
Meanwhile SNP MP Alyn Smith has said within the EU there is an “awareness” that “Scotland is different in our attitude to the EU than the UK”.