Stewart McDonald

Stewart McDonald is the former SNP MP for Glasgow South and the party's defence spokesman for six years. He is currently the director of Regent Park Strategies.

What will Nicola Sturgeon’s legacy be?

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Nicola Sturgeon has announced her intention to step down at the next Scottish Parliament election in May 2026. One of the original MSPs elected to Holyrood in 1999, Sturgeon has dominated Scottish and UK politics over the past two decades. The Salmond-Sturgeon era began in 2004 and she went on to serve as First Minister