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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from First Minister, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 326 stories have been published about First Minister which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Media Bias Breakdown
How is the media covering First Minister?First Minister often is covered by Left Media sources.
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Europe · BelfastDavid Trimble, one of the chief architects of Northern Ireland's 1998 Good Friday Agreement, has died aged 77. He won a Nobel Prize for his efforts and became Northern Irish first minister following the peace deal. The peace agreement brought an end to decades of violence known as the "Troubles"See the Story
Former first minister of Northern Ireland David Trimble has died
41% Center coverage: 69 sources
Europe · LondonLiz Truss said the best thing to do with Nicola Sturgeon is ignore her. The Conservative Party leadership candidate criticised the First Minister before again ruling out a second independence referendum. Deputy first minister John Swinney branded the comments as 'completely and utterly unacceptable' See the Story
Liz Truss suggests she would 'ignore' Nicola Sturgeon if she becomes next PM
50% Left coverage: 20 sources
Europe · LondonNicola Sturgeon hit back after Liz Truss called her an attention-seeker. The Scottish First Minister said she had appeared in Vogue several times. She said the only substantial conversation she had with Ms Truss was at the COP26 summit last year, as they waited for world leaders to arrive.See the Story
Nicola Sturgeon: Liz Truss looked like she'd swallowed a wasp when I told her I'd been in Vogue twice
54% Left coverage: 13 sources
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Europe · EdinburghScotland's First Minister retweeted a picture of herself with pupils at St Albert's Primary in the Pollokshields area of Glasgow. A number of people responded with racist remarks about the photo, which she had retweeted. Ms Sturgeon tweeted her support for the primary school after it later said it had been subjected to “the most horrific racist abuse’See the Story
Racists abuse schoolchildren who posed for picture with Nicola Sturgeon
80% Left coverage: 5 sources
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon wrote to Boris Johnson urging a September meeting be brought forward due to a deteriorating situation. The Scottish Government Resilience Room will convene this week to discuss what steps can be taken to urgently ease the burden on households across Scotland. Ms Sturgeon said: “Many people across the UK simply cannot afford to wait until September for further action to be taken.”See the Story
Nicola Sturgeon urges Boris Johnson to bring forward emergency meeting on cost of living crisis
50% Left coverage: 6 sources
Europe · United KingdomThe Northern Ireland Assembly has been recalled for a special sitting to allow members the opportunity to pay tribute to former first minister David Trimble.See the Story
MLAs gather in Stormont for Trimble tribute
50% Left coverage: 6 sources
EuropeFirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon described him as a "giant" of the independence movement. He is best known for his role in the audacious plot to take the Stone of Destiny from under the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey. The Paisley-born law student masterminded the heist and went on to become one of the country’s most senior and well-respected advocates.See the Story
Tributes paid to Ian Hamilton, advocate and 'liberator' of the Stone of Destiny
100% Left coverage: 3 sources
EuropeDavid Trimble was the Ulster Unionist hardliner, unafraid of flexing his political muscles. But his leadership of both the party and region ended at the general election of 2005. He went on to join the Conservative Party in 2007, which he said was to have a greater influence on UK politics. He will be remembered, above all else, for his ability during key junctures of the peace process.See the Story
David Trimble’s journey from hardliner to first minister
100% Left coverage: 2 sources
EuropeFirst Minister Mark Drakeford said families had moved on from calling for inquiry. Covid Bereaved Families for Justice Cymru group said the claim was "insulting" Plaid called on Mr Drakeford to reflect on his words as a sign of respect. Welsh government said it would respond in due course.See the Story
Mark Drakeford urged to withdraw 'insulting' Covid group comments
34% Center coverage: 3 sources
First Minister · GlasgowAslef, Unite, the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Union (RMT) and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) have written to the First Minister. They outlined their hopes for the network a year on from the A Vision for Scotland's Railway report. It comes after a summer of bitter industrial disputes between rail unions, Network Rail and the UK Government.See the Story
Scotland strikes: Unions call for urgent meeting with Nicola Sturgeon over rail network future
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
