Sturgeon exit may delay new Scotland independence vote by five years

Sturgeon’s Exit Leaves Scottish Independence Path Unclear

LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s independence movement needs a new leader — and a new plan. With the resignation of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the decades-long campaign by Scottish nationalists to secede from the United Kingdom is losing its star politician and strongest communicator, at a time when efforts to hold a new vote on independence are at an impasse.

Sturgeon’s exit leaves Scottish independence path unclear

Sturgeon took the U.K. by surprise when she announced her resignation on Wednesday after eight years in office.

Nicola Sturgeon's exit leaves Scottish independence path unclear

Scotland's independence movement needs a new leader — and a new plan. The resignation of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon leaves the decades-long campaign by Scottish nationalists to secede from the United Kingdom at an impasse.

Scottish independence path unclear after Sturgeon’s exit

Sturgeon took the U.K. by surprise when she announced her resignation on Wednesday after eight years in office, saying she knew “in my head and in my heart” it was time to leave.

Nicola Sturgeon's exit leaves Scottish independence path unclear

With the resignation of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the decades-long campaign by Scottish nationalists to secede from the United Kingdom is losing its star politician and strongest communicator, at a time when efforts to hold a new vote on independence are at an impasse.

SNP SCRAP Scexit summit as independence vote may be delayed by five years

The nationalist party have announced their timetable to elect Nicola Sturgeon's replacement and have postponed their independence conference which was scheduled for March 19 in Edinburgh.