Ms Sturgeon said : “I want a referendum next year,”

pressandjournal Thursday, December 12, 2019 10:17:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I want a referendum next year”

irishexaminer Thursday, December 12, 2019 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I want a referendum next year”

pressandjournal Wednesday, December 11, 2019 11:24:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I want a referendum next year”

wandsworthguardian Wednesday, December 11, 2019 10:23:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I want a referendum next year"

birminghammail Wednesday, December 11, 2019 7:53:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I want a referendum next year”

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, December 11, 2019 4:05:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied : “This nonsense about not accepting referendums - the 2014 referendum went against me. Scotland is not independent”

heraldscotland Wednesday, December 11, 2019 2:09:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon insisted : "It's not democracy if people are not allowed to change their minds when the circumstances change, and circumstances in Scotland have changed dramatically and significantly since the 2014 referendum. "

TheScotsman Wednesday, December 11, 2019 1:55:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : “Listening to Jackson Carlaw, it’s almost as if he’s saying 'you’ve never had it so good'. He sounds completely and utterly out of touch”

TheScotsman Wednesday, December 11, 2019 1:55:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon saying : “All of us have forgotten we’re opponents not enemies, and we have stopped trying as hard as we should to understand things from another person’s point of view”

pressandjournal Wednesday, December 11, 2019 1:45:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon saying : “All of us have forgotten we’re opponents not enemies, and we have stopped trying as hard as we should to understand things from another person’s point of view”

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, December 11, 2019 1:17:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon insisted : "It's not democracy if people are not allowed to change their minds when the circumstances change, and circumstances in Scotland have changed dramatically and significantly since the 2014 referendum. "

heraldscotland Wednesday, December 11, 2019 1:10:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I've been very clear, I've said it publicly, I'll say it again - SNP members in that constituency should not be supporting his campaign, they should be going to other neighbouring constituencies to campaign for candidates there. "The SNP could not have been clearer here, these are not easy situations for any party to find themselves in but you have to do the right thing. "We've done the right thing here, I regret that we were in this position but he's not an SNP candidate, he shouldn't be using SNP materials, I haven't seen any evidence of that, and that's very clear. "We've taken that [decision] because we have zero tolerance to anti-Semitism and that's the right and important decision and position we took"

bbc Monday, December 9, 2019 5:45:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I've been very clear, I've said it publicly, I'll say it again - SNP members in that constituency should not be supporting his campaign, they should be going to other neighbouring constituencies to campaign for candidates there. "

TheScotsman Monday, December 9, 2019 4:21:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "When things come to light, we deal with that and that's perhaps the difference between the SNP and some other parties on these issues," "No part of society can claim to be absolutely immune but we've got a duty, all of us, to eradicate these things and the SNP will always do what we consider necessary to do that and I think that's important that all parties take a similar view"

TheScotsman Monday, December 9, 2019 4:21:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “No. My manifesto in 2016 said a material change of circumstances such as, for example, Brexit”

heraldscotland Monday, December 9, 2019 3:34:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Boris Johnson ) : “This election won’t decide independence, but it does help to determine whether Boris Johnson decides our future or the people of Scotland do so”

wandsworthguardian Monday, December 9, 2019 2:43:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I don’t accept that because the material change is, yes, the prospect of Scotland being taken out of the EU, but also the contemptuous way which Scotland has been treated with our interests, our voice, our views, completely ignored”

wandsworthguardian Monday, December 9, 2019 2:43:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “On the issue of the legality of a second referendum, I’ve been crystal clear here, and sometimes this is a hard thing for my own supporters to hear, a referendum if it is to be capable of delivering independence for Scotland, has to be legal, it has to be accepted in terms of its legitimacy and I’ve never shied away from that”

wandsworthguardian Monday, December 9, 2019 2:43:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Boris Johnson ) : “This election won’t decide independence, but it does help to determine whether Boris Johnson decides our future or the people of Scotland do so”

belfasttelegraph Monday, December 9, 2019 2:29:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I don’t accept that because the material change is, yes, the prospect of Scotland being taken out of the EU, but also the contemptuous way which Scotland has been treated with our interests, our voice, our views, completely ignored”

belfasttelegraph Monday, December 9, 2019 2:29:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Boris Johnson ) : “This election won’t decide independence, but it does help to determine whether Boris Johnson decides our future or the people of Scotland do so”

pressandjournal Monday, December 9, 2019 2:23:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I don’t accept that because the material change is, yes, the prospect of Scotland being taken out of the EU, but also the contemptuous way which Scotland has been treated with our interests, our voice, our views, completely ignored”

pressandjournal Monday, December 9, 2019 2:23:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Boris Johnson ) : “This election won’t decide independence, but it does help to determine whether Boris Johnson decides our future or the people of Scotland do so”

worcesternews Monday, December 9, 2019 2:14:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I don’t accept that because the material change is, yes, the prospect of Scotland being taken out of the EU, but also the contemptuous way which Scotland has been treated with our interests, our voice, our views, completely ignored”

worcesternews Monday, December 9, 2019 2:14:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “On the issue of the legality of a second referendum, I’ve been crystal clear here, and sometimes this is a hard thing for my own supporters to hear, a referendum if it is to be capable of delivering independence for Scotland, has to be legal, it has to be accepted in terms of its legitimacy and I’ve never shied away from that”

worcesternews Monday, December 9, 2019 2:14:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Boris Johnson ) : “This election won’t decide independence, but it does help to determine whether Boris Johnson decides our future or the people of Scotland do so”

chesterfirst Monday, December 9, 2019 1:14:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I don’t accept that because the material change is, yes, the prospect of Scotland being taken out of the EU, but also the contemptuous way which Scotland has been treated with our interests, our voice, our views, completely ignored”

chesterfirst Monday, December 9, 2019 1:14:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “On the issue of the legality of a second referendum, I’ve been crystal clear here, and sometimes this is a hard thing for my own supporters to hear, a referendum if it is to be capable of delivering independence for Scotland, has to be legal, it has to be accepted in terms of its legitimacy and I’ve never shied away from that”

chesterfirst Monday, December 9, 2019 1:14:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I'm making the reasonable request that they respect the principle, which is that if there's a referendum, and the timing of the referendum, should not be matters for Westminster to determine," "They should be matters for the Scottish people in parliament to determine"

independent-UK Monday, December 9, 2019 2:41:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I'm making the reasonable request that they respect the principle, which is that if there's a referendum, and the timing of the referendum, should not be matters for Westminster to determine," "They should be matters for the Scottish people in parliament to determine"

independent-UK Sunday, December 8, 2019 4:47:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Small businesses are the backbone of Scotland's economy and it's important that we do what we can to support them. "

heart Saturday, December 7, 2019 8:51:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon insisted : "I don't want borders between Scotland and the rest of the UK. There is nothing in my proposition that necessitates that. "

TheScotsman Friday, December 6, 2019 7:46:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I don't think there is a wider problem but as I think we've demonstrated over the past week with a candidate and obviously now, in this case, we won't tolerate anti-Semitism in the SNP. "

heraldscotland Friday, December 6, 2019 1:35:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Boris Johnson ) : “Boris Johnson has ducked and dived, evading scrutiny throughout this whole campaign and no wonder because everybody knows that if he gets his way he drags Scotland out of the EU against our will, out of the single market and the customs union, plunging us into the next round of Brexit chaos that could cost every person in our country 1,600 and a process that could end with a no-deal Brexit later next year”

heraldscotland Thursday, December 5, 2019 9:03:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "It is absolutely the position that the Scottish Government does not provide funding for the manufacture of munitions either directly or via Scottish Enterprise. "

TheScotsman Thursday, December 5, 2019 8:12:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Boris Johnson ) : “Boris Johnson has ducked and dived, evading scrutiny throughout this whole campaign and no wonder because everybody knows that if he gets his way he drags Scotland out of the EU against our will, out of the single market and the customs union, plunging us into the next round of Brexit chaos that could cost every person in our country 1,600 and a process that could end with a no-deal Brexit later next year”

pressandjournal Thursday, December 5, 2019 7:57:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “How much more Government failure does Scotland have to endure before you drop this obsession and get on with your job?”

heraldscotland Thursday, December 5, 2019 7:37:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “compared to the last Pisa study the performance in science and maths according to independent statisticians, is stable”

heraldscotland Thursday, December 5, 2019 7:37:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : “I don’t think that is job done but that is an indication of the focus and the progress we are and will continue to deliver”

heraldscotland Thursday, December 5, 2019 7:37:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Commission ) : "The other point that I think is relevant here is that the performance of the Scottish economy and the reduction in Scotland's deficit, that is already going better now than the Growth Commission estimated would be the case in 2021 because our onshore revenues have been rising. "

TheScotsman Wednesday, December 4, 2019 7:24:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “He’s suspended at the moment, there’s disciplinary action that will flow from that and it would not be appropriate for me to comment while that’s ongoing”

TheScotsman Wednesday, December 4, 2019 4:27:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Are you ashamed of letting down so many young people?”

heraldscotland Wednesday, December 4, 2019 1:37:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “My message to SNP members and activists would be to campaign in neighbouring constituencies,” “They’re not too far away from Stephen Gethins in North East Fife, for example, so there’s plenty of good candidates out there to get out and campaign for”

TheScotsman Monday, December 2, 2019 9:29:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “He’s suspended at the moment, there’s disciplinary action that will flow from that and it would not be appropriate for me to comment while that’s ongoing”

TheScotsman Monday, December 2, 2019 9:29:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Stephen Gethins ) : “My message to SNP members and activists would be to campaign in neighbouring constituencies,” “They’re not too far away from Stephen Gethins in North East Fife, for example, so there’s plenty of good candidates out there to get out and campaign for”

chesterfirst Monday, December 2, 2019 9:14:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “He’s suspended at the moment, there’s disciplinary action that will flow from that and it would not be appropriate for me to comment while that’s ongoing”

chesterfirst Monday, December 2, 2019 9:14:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Stephen Gethins ) : “My message to SNP members and activists would be to campaign in neighbouring constituencies,” “They’re not too far away from Stephen Gethins in North East Fife, for example, so there’s plenty of good candidates out there to get out and campaign for”

pressandjournal Monday, December 2, 2019 8:56:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “He’s suspended at the moment, there’s disciplinary action that will flow from that and it would not be appropriate for me to comment while that’s ongoing”

pressandjournal Monday, December 2, 2019 8:56:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "We're in an election campaign right now," "Whatever the polls might be suggesting, and they look as if they are narrowing a bit, a Tory majority isn't inevitable"

bbc Monday, December 2, 2019 5:27:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Do we have our future decided for us by the likes of Boris Johnson and the people who are pulling his strings, like Nigel Farage and Donald Trump, or do we decide our future for ourselves and the kind of country we want to be?"

bbc Monday, December 2, 2019 5:27:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "If you are asking me to predict, I believe very, very strongly, particularly after the last few years, that given that choice in the future Scotland will choose to be independent"

bbc Monday, December 2, 2019 5:27:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I think there was there was an institutional issue with the BBC to some extent (during the 2014 Scottish independence referendum). "

TheScotsman Monday, December 2, 2019 4:39:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “We’re in an election campaign right now,” “Whatever the polls might be suggesting, and they look as if they are narrowing a bit, a Tory majority isn’t inevitable”

wandsworthguardian Monday, December 2, 2019 4:30:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Do we have our future decided for us by the likes of Boris Johnson and the people who are pulling his strings, like Nigel Farage and Donald Trump, or do we decide our future for ourselves and the kind of country we want to be?”

wandsworthguardian Monday, December 2, 2019 4:30:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “If you are asking me to predict, I believe very, very strongly, particularly after the last few years, that given that choice in the future Scotland will choose to be independent”

wandsworthguardian Monday, December 2, 2019 4:30:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “That’s not how we would see ourselves,”

wandsworthguardian Monday, December 2, 2019 4:30:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “We’re in an election campaign right now,” “Whatever the polls might be suggesting, and they look as if they are narrowing a bit, a Tory majority isn’t inevitable”

pressandjournal Monday, December 2, 2019 4:09:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Do we have our future decided for us by the likes of Boris Johnson and the people who are pulling his strings, like Nigel Farage and Donald Trump, or do we decide our future for ourselves and the kind of country we want to be?”

pressandjournal Monday, December 2, 2019 4:09:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “If you are asking me to predict, I believe very, very strongly, particularly after the last few years, that given that choice in the future Scotland will choose to be independent”

pressandjournal Monday, December 2, 2019 4:09:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “That’s not how we would see ourselves,”

pressandjournal Monday, December 2, 2019 4:09:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "We're in an election campaign right now," "Whatever the polls might be suggesting, and they look as if they are narrowing a bit, a Tory majority isn't inevitable"

standard Monday, December 2, 2019 3:23:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : "That's never been tested. I've accepted the need to have that proper legal process, but actually in point of fact it's never been tested in court exactly what the position would be. "

TheScotsman Monday, December 2, 2019 3:21:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “We’re in an election campaign right now,” “Whatever the polls might be suggesting, and they look as if they are narrowing a bit, a Tory majority isn’t inevitable”

heraldscotland Monday, December 2, 2019 3:12:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Do we have our future decided for us by the likes of Boris Johnson and the people who are pulling his strings, like Nigel Farage and Donald Trump, or do we decide our future for ourselves and the kind of country we want to be?”

heraldscotland Monday, December 2, 2019 3:12:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “If you are asking me to predict, I believe very, very strongly, particularly after the last few years, that given that choice in the future Scotland will choose to be independent”

heraldscotland Monday, December 2, 2019 3:12:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “That’s not how we would see ourselves,”

heraldscotland Monday, December 2, 2019 3:12:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “We’re in an election campaign right now,” “Whatever the polls might be suggesting, and they look as if they are narrowing a bit, a Tory majority isn’t inevitable”

belfasttelegraph Monday, December 2, 2019 2:53:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Do we have our future decided for us by the likes of Boris Johnson and the people who are pulling his strings, like Nigel Farage and Donald Trump, or do we decide our future for ourselves and the kind of country we want to be?”

belfasttelegraph Monday, December 2, 2019 2:53:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “If you are asking me to predict, I believe very, very strongly, particularly after the last few years, that given that choice in the future Scotland will choose to be independent”

belfasttelegraph Monday, December 2, 2019 2:53:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “That’s not how we would see ourselves,”

belfasttelegraph Monday, December 2, 2019 2:53:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “We’re in an election campaign right now,” “Whatever the polls might be suggesting, and they look as if they are narrowing a bit, a Tory majority isn’t inevitable”

chesterfirst Monday, December 2, 2019 2:48:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Do we have our future decided for us by the likes of Boris Johnson and the people who are pulling his strings, like Nigel Farage and Donald Trump, or do we decide our future for ourselves and the kind of country we want to be?”

chesterfirst Monday, December 2, 2019 2:48:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “If you are asking me to predict, I believe very, very strongly, particularly after the last few years, that given that choice in the future Scotland will choose to be independent”

chesterfirst Monday, December 2, 2019 2:48:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “That’s not how we would see ourselves,”

chesterfirst Monday, December 2, 2019 2:48:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “That in my view is not what the UK or any part of it needs. Donald Trump’s attitudes are wrong and they are dangerous. In Boris Johnson, we have got somebody who is trying to be like him”

southwales-eveningpost Monday, December 2, 2019 3:47:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "This 'get Brexit done' is the biggest con of this election"

southwales-eveningpost Monday, December 2, 2019 3:47:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “That in my view is not what the UK or any part of it needs. Donald Trump’s attitudes are wrong and they are dangerous. In Boris Johnson, we have got somebody who is trying to be like him”

icWales Monday, December 2, 2019 1:41:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Boris Johnson ) : "To build a better future we need to stop Boris Johnson and the Tories and in Scotland that means voting SNP,"

itv Sunday, December 1, 2019 11:54:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "This 'get Brexit done' is the biggest con of this election"

icWales Sunday, December 1, 2019 10:34:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Make no mistake Brexit is the biggest threat to Scotland’s NHS since it was founded just over 70 years ago,”

wandsworthguardian Sunday, December 1, 2019 4:04:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Make no mistake Brexit is the biggest threat to Scotland’s NHS since it was founded just over 70 years ago,”

pressandjournal Sunday, December 1, 2019 3:39:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Make no mistake Brexit is the biggest threat to Scotland’s NHS since it was founded just over 70 years ago,”

chesterfirst Sunday, December 1, 2019 3:20:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "All elections are important - but this one really matters,"

heraldscotland Sunday, December 1, 2019 10:11:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "People in Scotland are facing two very different futures,"

heraldscotland Sunday, December 1, 2019 10:11:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Nobody, but nobody, thinks a trade deal can be negotiated and agreed by the end of next year”

itv Saturday, November 30, 2019 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Yeah, but we don’t trust you, sorry but we don’t trust you”

itv Saturday, November 30, 2019 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Nigel Farage ) : “Because Nigel Farage ducked it in this election and the Brexit Party’s not going to be in government”

itv Saturday, November 30, 2019 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : “Well I’m glad, because frankly, the Brexit Party have got a big responsibility for the mess the UK is in”

itv Saturday, November 30, 2019 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : “and ‘here’s our NHS’ is what he would say”

thesun Saturday, November 30, 2019 1:19:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Nobody, but nobody, thinks a trade deal can be negotiated and agreed by the end of next year”

chesterfirst Saturday, November 30, 2019 1:02:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Yeah, but we don’t trust you, sorry but we don’t trust you”

chesterfirst Saturday, November 30, 2019 1:02:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Nigel Farage ) : “Because Nigel Farage ducked it in this election and the Brexit Party’s not going to be in government”

chesterfirst Saturday, November 30, 2019 1:02:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : “Well I’m glad, because frankly, the Brexit Party have got a big responsibility for the mess the UK is in”

chesterfirst Saturday, November 30, 2019 1:02:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Nobody, but nobody, thinks a trade deal can be negotiated and agreed by the end of next year”

pressandjournal Saturday, November 30, 2019 12:47:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Yeah, but we don’t trust you, sorry but we don’t trust you”

pressandjournal Saturday, November 30, 2019 12:47:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Nigel Farage ) : “Because Nigel Farage ducked it in this election and the Brexit Party’s not going to be in government”

pressandjournal Saturday, November 30, 2019 12:47:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : “Well I’m glad, because frankly, the Brexit Party have got a big responsibility for the mess the UK is in”

pressandjournal Saturday, November 30, 2019 12:47:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "The reason we have ordered the public inquiry is to make sure that in addition to all of the work that is being done, there is complete transparency, and if necessary complete accountability, around these issues. "It is my job to make sure the Scottish government takes all appropriate action to get to the bottom of all these issues and that is what I and the health secretary are determined to do"

bbc Thursday, November 28, 2019 9:32:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "The Scottish Government is determined to get the answers that Milly's parents and parents of any children who have been treated at the Queen Elizabeth want and deserve,"

TheScotsman Thursday, November 28, 2019 7:55:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "The Scottish Government is determined to get the answers that Milly's parents and parents of any children who have been treated at the Queen Elizabeth want and deserve,"

TheScotsman Thursday, November 28, 2019 4:58:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : “England is our neighbor and our family. I don’t want a border,”

nytimes Wednesday, November 27, 2019 9:36:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “We of course respect the judgment of the court and we will honour that judgment”

pressandjournal Wednesday, November 27, 2019 8:15:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied : "I would rather Scotland wasn't in the position of having to choose between the devil and the deep blue sea as the prime minister of our country. "

heart Wednesday, November 27, 2019 7:35:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “We of course respect the judgment of the court and we will honour that judgment”

chesterfirst Wednesday, November 27, 2019 6:55:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I think people are becoming increasingly sick of hearing Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson talking about not allowing Scottish people to choose our own future,"

TheScotsman Wednesday, November 27, 2019 5:35:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied : "I would rather Scotland wasn't in the position of having to choose between the devil and the deep blue sea as the prime minister of our country. "

skynews Wednesday, November 27, 2019 5:31:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I think people are becoming increasingly sick of hearing Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson talking about not allowing Scottish people to choose our own future,"

TheScotsman Wednesday, November 27, 2019 4:32:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Boris Johnson ) : “This election is an opportunity to play our part in stopping that from happening. The SNP is the main challenger in every Tory seat in Scotland, so if people do not want Boris Johnson to be calling the shots of Scotland for the foreseeable future, then voting SNP to stop that happening is a priority”

pressandjournal Tuesday, November 26, 2019 10:41:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Boris Johnson ) : “This election is an opportunity to play our part in stopping that from happening. The SNP is the main challenger in every Tory seat in Scotland, so if people do not want Boris Johnson to be calling the shots of Scotland for the foreseeable future, then voting SNP to stop that happening is a priority”

chesterfirst Tuesday, November 26, 2019 10:20:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Boris Johnson ) : “This election is an opportunity to play our part in stopping that from happening. The SNP is the main challenger in every Tory seat in Scotland, so if people do not want Boris Johnson to be calling the shots of Scotland for the foreseeable future, then voting SNP to stop that happening is a priority”

belfasttelegraph Tuesday, November 26, 2019 10:08:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Jeremy Corbyn ) : "I want to stop Brexit, but I also want Scotland's future to be in Scotland's hands, which is why I would expect Jeremy Corbyn, in a minority Labour government, to respect the right of the people of Scotland to choose their own future. "

thesun Tuesday, November 26, 2019 6:06:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “that is not a requirement necessarily of joining the European Union that is not true”

TheScotsman Tuesday, November 26, 2019 1:41:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I’m not going to give you a specific timescale for that in all of my experience of discussions with different interests in the European Union, I think that could be relatively quick”

TheScotsman Tuesday, November 26, 2019 1:41:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “The material change, frankly, is the way in which Scotland has had it completely demonstrated to over the past three years that our views and our voice doesn’t matter”

TheScotsman Tuesday, November 26, 2019 1:41:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “It’s below, it’s the 80 per cent or so, it should be 95 per cent”

thetimes Tuesday, November 26, 2019 3:18:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Our task is to get our deficit reducing faster,”

thetimes Tuesday, November 26, 2019 3:18:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Because our task is to get our deficit reducing faster. That is principally through growing our economy faster which remaining in the EU or returning to the EU helps us to do. I think over time of course we would aspire to run a surplus”

heraldscotland Tuesday, November 26, 2019 1:47:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Jeremy Corbyn ) : "I want to stop Brexit, but I also want Scotland's future to be in Scotland's hands, which is why I would expect Jeremy Corbyn, in a minority Labour government, to respect the right of the people of Scotland to choose their own future. "

thesun Tuesday, November 26, 2019 12:33:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I'm not going to give you a specific timescale for that. "

thesun Tuesday, November 26, 2019 12:33:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I have been campaigning against Trident for the whole of my life so, yes, that is absolutely a key position that the SNP would have in any discussions about supporting a minority Labour government,”

TheScotsman Monday, November 25, 2019 10:53:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I always look forward to getting back to my books,”

heraldscotland Sunday, November 24, 2019 7:30:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon declared : “These are the policies, progressive policies that resonate strongly in Scotland but very strongly with many people across the UK,”

heraldscotland Sunday, November 24, 2019 4:34:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Jeremy Corbyn ) : “If Jeremy Corbyn wants the support of the SNP... I would ask him to respect the right of the Scottish people to choose their own future and I don’t think he’ll turn his back on ending austerity to block that right”

TheScotsman Saturday, November 23, 2019 2:47:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I predict confidently at this podium today that position he articulated yesterday will turn out to have a shelf-life only about as long as his ‘we will leave the European Union on the 31st October do or die, or I’ll be dead in a ditch’,” “Fundamentally it is the power of public opinion in Scotland that will see that position proven to be unsustainable”

pressandjournal Saturday, November 23, 2019 12:18:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : “These are mistakes the independence campaign did not make in 2014 and will not make in the future,”

pressandjournal Saturday, November 23, 2019 12:18:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : “My priority – and I can’t believe Jackson Carlaw hasn’t actually cottoned on to this yet, he should maybe listen a bit more – my priority is to give the people of Scotland the opportunity to choose independence next year and I look forward to delivering on that”

pressandjournal Saturday, November 23, 2019 6:00:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “It’s deeply undemocratic, in my view, for the SNP not to be represented in that debate,”

pressandjournal Saturday, November 23, 2019 3:09:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied : “Which vote would come first indyref, euroref which?”

pressandjournal Saturday, November 23, 2019 2:02:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : “My priority and I can’t believe Jackson Carlaw hasn’t actually cottoned on to this yet, he should maybe listen a bit more my priority is to give the people of Scotland the opportunity to choose independence next year and I look forward to delivering on that”

pressandjournal Saturday, November 23, 2019 2:02:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "If Brexit hadn't happened, I would still support independence - I'm not going to pretend otherwise. "But do I think right now we'd be standing here talking about having another independence referendum so imminently? Probably not. "But circumstances have changed dramatically - in a democracy, when circumstances change, people have to have the right to change their mind, and if they don't have that right then I don't believe what we're living in is a democracy"

bbc Saturday, November 23, 2019 12:49:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Only the SNP can stop the Tories and deprive them of a majority,”

pressandjournal Friday, November 22, 2019 8:51:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Scotland can not and will not be ignored. Westminster does not have a veto on Scotland’s future, Scotland’s future is for the people of Scotland to decide”

pressandjournal Friday, November 22, 2019 4:51:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “However people voted on Brexit, I think people believe that it’s a mess and chaotic,” “Most people I speak to – including the minority in Scotland that voted to leave – actually just want to escape the whole sorry saga”

pressandjournal Friday, November 22, 2019 3:50:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon answered : “Let’s see what the arithmetic is. There will be no formal coalition”

pressandjournal Friday, November 22, 2019 3:50:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I'm delighted to receive this award. "This is a recognition of the strong stance the Scottish government and the SNP have taken in protecting Scotland's interests over the past year"

bbc Friday, November 22, 2019 3:16:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : “There is lots that divides us, we are all in politics for different reasons, regardless of that all of us come into politics to do the best for our constituents, and to do the very best we can for those we serve in my case and the case of my party to stand up for Scotland and our right to choose our own future”

heraldscotland Friday, November 22, 2019 11:52:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “As a Glasgow MSP, does the First Minister support Shelter Scotland in its action to ensure that Glasgow City Council does not ignore homeless people and leave them to sleep on the streets of Glasgow, which is a scandal?”

heraldscotland Thursday, November 21, 2019 9:40:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I will not comment on on-going legal action, but I will say that I expect all local authorities, including Glasgow City Council, to meet their legal requirements”

heraldscotland Thursday, November 21, 2019 9:40:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Read More ) : "No I wouldn't. I oppose nuclear weapons. READ MORE - "

TheScotsman Thursday, November 21, 2019 6:56:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “the SNP and Scotland were talked about but not allowed to be in the room”

TheScotsman Thursday, November 21, 2019 12:41:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Scotland can not and will not be ignored. Westminster does not have a veto on Scotland’s future, Scotland’s future is for the people of Scotland to decide”

chesterfirst Wednesday, November 20, 2019 11:09:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied : “Which vote would come first indyref, euroref which?”

chesterfirst Wednesday, November 20, 2019 8:11:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : “My priority and I can’t believe Jackson Carlaw hasn’t actually cottoned on to this yet, he should maybe listen a bit more my priority is to give the people of Scotland the opportunity to choose independence next year and I look forward to delivering on that”

chesterfirst Wednesday, November 20, 2019 8:11:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “The General Election that we face now on December 12 is the most important election for Scotland in our lifetimes,”

chesterfirst Wednesday, November 20, 2019 8:11:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : "Trade talks for the future haven't even started yet and given the hard line approach of Boris Johnson, especially now with Nigel Farage pulling his strings, there is every chance that Scotland will be forced out of the EU next year with no trade deal at all,"

itv Wednesday, November 20, 2019 5:24:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "The truth is Westminster is going to be enfulfed by Brexit chaos for years to come, with long term damage to Scotland guaranteed," "That is why my message is clear, a vote for the SNP in this election is a vote to escape the mess of Brexit"

itv Wednesday, November 20, 2019 5:24:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "the day after the night before"

itv Wednesday, November 20, 2019 5:24:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : “She was before the health committee in the Scottish Parliament this morning setting out our hope and expectation that the chair of that public inquiry will be appointed before the Christmas recess so that it can get on with its work to make sure there is confidence in children’s hospitals and the children’s services they provide”

TheScotsman Wednesday, November 20, 2019 10:14:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about President Trump ) : "I cant stop him coming. I am no fan. I am no fan of President Trump. As first minister I would not refuse to meet with him, but I would be pretty clear with him about our disagreements"

heraldscotland Wednesday, November 20, 2019 3:25:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "He seems to be a big scaredy-cat. "I remember when he came to Bute House in the summer and was getting into a debate about independence with me - privately I suggested to him then that we should take it to the public sphere and have a debate in public about that. "He seemed to be up for that at the time, so I can't really throw any light on what has changed his mind"

bbc Tuesday, November 19, 2019 9:23:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “It’s deeply undemocratic, in my view, for the SNP not to be represented in that debate,”

newsandstar Tuesday, November 19, 2019 8:37:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "There is of course already a mandate, flowing from the 2016 election and the crystal clear manifesto commitment. "

TheScotsman Tuesday, November 19, 2019 5:37:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Kirsten Oswald ) : "If elected, SNP MPs will push for legislation to tackle some of the financial pressures facing families, and which are being made worse by Brexit, including bringing forward a scheme to help households save hundreds of pounds on their energy bills. The First Minister joined Kirsten Oswald, SNP candidate for East Renfrewshire, to meet voters and activists. Picture: Getty Images. "

TheScotsman Sunday, November 17, 2019 9:30:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “The approach the Irish Government is taking to tackle drug misuse, which tailors treatment around the individual, is something we are already progressing in Scotland but it will be incredibly beneficial to learn from their first-hand experience as we take this work forward”

irishexaminer Friday, November 15, 2019 10:46:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “The approach the Irish Government is taking to tackle drug misuse, which tailors treatment around the individual, is something we are already progressing in Scotland but it will be incredibly beneficial to learn from their first-hand experience as we take this work forward”

itv Friday, November 15, 2019 3:24:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Jeremy Corbyn ) : "I think Jeremy Corbyn should go with his own instincts on this, he's getting himself into a mess because in his heart of hearts he knows that the only democratically defensible position is to accept that it's not for Westminster to decide the future of Scotland. "

itv Friday, November 15, 2019 1:17:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : "My priority - and I can't believe Jackson Carlaw hasn't actually cottoned on to this yet, he should maybe listen a bit more - my priority is to give the people of Scotland the opportunity to choose independence next year and I look forward to delivering on that"

itv Friday, November 15, 2019 1:17:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I've supported a second Brexit referendum, but it's not something that is within my power to deliver,"

itv Friday, November 15, 2019 1:17:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "The health of our teachers is being harmed, but our children's education and life chances are being harmed too. What does the Scottish Government intend to do to change this?"

TheScotsman Thursday, November 14, 2019 9:15:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Investment in education is rising in Scotland - and rightly so - we've also given teachers the best pay deal of any of the UK countries. As part of that pay deal we've also taken steps and additional measures that are aimed at addressing issues relating to workload, well-being and teacher empowerment. "

TheScotsman Thursday, November 14, 2019 9:15:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon insisted : "We have police off sick, massive demands on their time. Just seven-and-a-half extra staff to help them. Will the First Minister take off time from pontificating about other parties and her referendum and take practical action to increase mental health support for our police?"

TheScotsman Thursday, November 14, 2019 9:15:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied : “Which vote would come first indyref, euroref which?”

wandsworthguardian Thursday, November 14, 2019 8:39:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : “My priority and I can’t believe Jackson Carlaw hasn’t actually cottoned on to this yet, he should maybe listen a bit more my priority is to give the people of Scotland the opportunity to choose independence next year and I look forward to delivering on that”

wandsworthguardian Thursday, November 14, 2019 8:39:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : "My priority and I can't believe Jackson Carlaw hasn't actually cottoned on to this yet, he should maybe listen a bit more my priority is to give the people of Scotland the opportunity to choose independence next year and I look forward to delivering on that"

heraldscotland Thursday, November 14, 2019 7:32:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied : “Which vote would come first – indyref, euroref – which?”

belfasttelegraph Thursday, November 14, 2019 7:32:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : “My priority – and I can’t believe Jackson Carlaw hasn’t actually cottoned on to this yet, he should maybe listen a bit more – my priority is to give the people of Scotland the opportunity to choose independence next year and I look forward to delivering on that”

belfasttelegraph Thursday, November 14, 2019 7:32:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : "Well my priority, and I can't believe Jackson Carlaw hasn't actually cottoned onto this yet, he should maybe listen a bit more, my priority is to give the people of Scotland the opportunity to choose independence next year and I look forward to delivering on that. "

TheScotsman Thursday, November 14, 2019 7:16:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied : "When is all this supposed to happen? Both referendums on the one day, or different days? Which vote would come first - indyref, euroref - which?"

bbc Thursday, November 14, 2019 6:52:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : "My priority - and I can't believe Jackson Carlaw hasn't actually cottoned on to this yet - my priority is to give the people of Scotland the opportunity to choose independence next year and I look forward to delivering on that"

bbc Thursday, November 14, 2019 6:52:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Sick Kids ) : "Patient safety is paramount and that's exactly why the Health Secretary commissioned the independent review into the design, build, commissioning and maintenance of the QEUH and its also why, on 18 September, a public inquiry into the issues at the hospital and the Sick Kids Hospital in Edinburgh was announced. "We are determined to address the concerns of patients and families and the Health Secretary is committed to returning to Parliament to set out the full details of the public inquiry as soon as possible"

bbc Thursday, November 14, 2019 6:52:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Now First Minister, clarify for me a simple question on timetabling - When is all this supposed to happen? Both referendums on the one day or different days? Which vote would come first - IndyRef, EuroRef - which?"

TheScotsman Thursday, November 14, 2019 5:37:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : "Well my priority, and I can't believe Jackson Carlaw hasn't actually cottoned onto this yet, he should maybe listen a bit more, my priority is to give the people of Scotland the opportunity to choose independence next year and I look forward to delivering on that. "

TheScotsman Thursday, November 14, 2019 5:37:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Perhaps Jackson Carlaw might reflect on this - if referendums are so dreadful why did David Cameron, the Tory Prime Minister at the time, foist a Brexit ref on Scotland?"

TheScotsman Thursday, November 14, 2019 5:37:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "The Scottish Tories have never stood up for Scotland in their puff and we've seen ample evidence of that over the past three years since Scotland voted to Remain in the EU and that vote was ignored and has been ignored every single day by the Conservatives. "

TheScotsman Thursday, November 14, 2019 5:37:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “It is quite simply unacceptable for the SNP and other parties to be cut out of proposed leaders’ debates by broadcasters. This is fundamentally unfair and it fails to recognise that the UK is no longer a two-party state. And in Scotland, this would not be a debate between the two leading parties — instead it would ignore the country’s largest party”

thetimes Thursday, November 14, 2019 3:28:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "We are asking that this legal challenge be heard on Monday in parallel with that taken by the Liberal Democrats - but unlike their self-centred approach, we will be arguing not just for the SNP but for other parties to have a place in this debate as well, just as was the case in the ITV leaders’ debate of 2015. "

TheScotsman Wednesday, November 13, 2019 9:28:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "This election may be the most important of our lifetimes. It is quite simply unacceptable for the SNP and other parties to be cut out of proposed leaders' debates by broadcasters. This is fundamentally unfair and it fails to recognise that the UK is no longer a two party state. “And in Scotland, this would not be a debate between the two leading parties - instead it would ignore the country’s largest party, which according to the latest polls is also on track to win the third largest number of seats UK wide. By contrast, the latest polls show Labour in fourth place in Scotland"

TheScotsman Wednesday, November 13, 2019 9:28:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Jeremy Corbyn ) : "The reason that I think Jeremy Corbyn keeps getting into a mess on this question is that he knows that it is not democratically acceptable or democratically sustainable to block the right of the Scottish people to choose their future"

bbc Wednesday, November 13, 2019 9:16:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Scotland can not and will not be ignored. Westminster does not have a veto on Scotland’s future, Scotland’s future is for the people of Scotland to decide”

heraldscotland Wednesday, November 13, 2019 1:14:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Scotland can not and will not be ignored. Westminster does not have a veto on Scotland’s future, Scotland’s future is for the people of Scotland to decide”

newsandstar Wednesday, November 13, 2019 3:20:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Scotland can not and will not be ignored. Westminster does not have a veto on Scotland’s future, Scotland’s future is for the people of Scotland to decide”

worcesternews Wednesday, November 13, 2019 1:02:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Funding decisions are for local authorities to make but it’s really important communities have facilities like this, not just for the benefit of the older population but also for the range of people and groups who use the brilliant facilities this centre provides”

eveningexpress Tuesday, November 12, 2019 5:50:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Nigel Farage ) : “Any form of Brexit that is acceptable to Nigel Farage is going to be deeply damaging to Scotland, and I suspect there are going to be many traditional Tory voters in Scotland and across the UK that are going to be appalled to find that their party has effectively become the Brexit Party,”

TheScotsman Tuesday, November 12, 2019 12:14:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Just to be very clear here, when I write a handwritten note on a government submission, what happens is that my private office transcribes that note into an email that is then retained within the government in electronic form and fully open to FoI legislation. "

TheScotsman Monday, November 11, 2019 9:10:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Climate change is the single biggest challenge facing the world - and the next UK government has to take radical action,"

TheScotsman Sunday, November 10, 2019 9:38:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Read More ) : "An early SNP demand will be for the UK to match Scotland's tough legal targets - bringing forward net zero for all emissions, not just carbon, by at least five years to 2045. READ MORE - SNP council leader accused of 'nepotism' after husband's company given £1 rent deal "

TheScotsman Sunday, November 10, 2019 9:38:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about George Square ) : "Remembrance Sunday is a chance for us all to pause and commemorate those who gave their lives during conflicts over the last century, as well as paying tribute to our veterans and people still serving in the armed forces. Image copyright PA Wire Image caption Children holding giant poppies joined a war veteran during the Remembrance Day service at the Stone of Remembrance in Edinburgh Image caption Remembrance events also took place in Glasgow's George Square. "Eighty years on from the outbreak of the Second World War it is particularly important that we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country. "On behalf of the people of Scotland I am privileged to be able to lay a wreath today"

bbc Sunday, November 10, 2019 3:55:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Remembrance Sunday is a chance for us all to pause and commemorate those who gave their lives during conflicts over the last century, as well as paying tribute to our veterans and people still serving in the armed forces. "Eighty years on from the outbreak of the Second World War it is particularly important that we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country. "On behalf of the people of Scotland I am privileged to be able to lay a wreath today"

bbc Sunday, November 10, 2019 2:19:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Remembrance Sunday is a chance for us all to pause and commemorate those who gave their lives during conflicts over the last century, as well as paying tribute to our veterans and people still serving in the armed forces. "Eighty years on from the outbreak of the Second World War it is particularly important that we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country. "On behalf of the people of Scotland I am privileged to be able to lay a wreath today"

bbc Sunday, November 10, 2019 3:36:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon told : "They will get no support from the SNP if they don't accept the principle that Scotland has its right to choose its own future,"

skynews Saturday, November 9, 2019 2:12:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about The UK ) : "Scotland's vote to remain in the EU has been ignored. "The Conservative Party has ridden roughshod over the Scottish Parliament. For the first time ever the UK government has chosen to legislate on devolved matters without the consent of Holyrood. "With so-called 'moderate' Conservatives in full retreat and the hard-line Brexit ultras on the march, that is surely only a taste of what is to come"

bbc Friday, November 8, 2019 6:52:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Can I just make clear the SNP's position if there is a hung Parliament after this election, which in many ways is potentially the best outcome for Scotland because it gives us significant influence and power in that scenario,"

TheScotsman Friday, November 8, 2019 5:31:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : "Any party that doesn't respect this fundamental principle that it's for the people of Scotland to decide the future whether that is independence or not, it's for the people of Scotland to decide, needn't bother picking up the phone to the SNP to look for support. "

TheScotsman Friday, November 8, 2019 5:31:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Scotland's vote to remain in the EU has been ignored. "

TheScotsman Friday, November 8, 2019 4:40:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Donald Trump ) : "We will fight tooth and nail any attempt to expose the national health service to a post-Brexit trade deal with Donald Trump. "

TheScotsman Friday, November 8, 2019 4:40:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Donald Trump ) : "We will fight tooth and nail any attempt to expose the national health service to a post-Brexit trade deal with Donald Trump. "

heraldscotland Friday, November 8, 2019 4:25:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Scotland's vote to remain in the EU has been ignored. "The Conservative Party has ridden roughshod over the Scottish Parliament. For the first time ever the UK Government has chosen to legislate on devolved matters without the consent of Holyrood. "With so-called 'moderate' Conservatives in full retreat and the hard-line Brexit ultras on the march, that is surely only a taste of what is to come"

bbc Friday, November 8, 2019 3:39:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Donald Trump ) : "We will fight tooth and nail any attempt to expose the national health service to a post-Brexit trade deal with Donald Trump. She said: "

themirror Friday, November 8, 2019 3:29:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "It will be open 24/7 as soon as it is clinically safe for children for it to be so, when the recruitment levels, which have been difficult, reach a level where that ward can be open. I am assuming he's not arguing that that ward should be opened when it is not clinically safe for children"

TheScotsman Thursday, November 7, 2019 8:01:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied ( about Audit Scotland ) : "Of course we want Erin to be treated in her local hospital in St John's, but it's vital she gets the best possible treatment. There are recruitment challenges here which are nit unique to Scotland. Our first responsibility and obligation is to make sure that there is clinically safe and high quality care for the young people who need it. "

TheScotsman Thursday, November 7, 2019 8:01:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "We are increasing health budgets for health boards across the country. "

TheScotsman Thursday, November 7, 2019 8:01:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I think the government and in particular, the education secretary, has made his views very clear on music tuition. We would strongly encourage all local authorities to maintain their music tuition and not to reduce it and that goes for Dumfries and Galloway as it would for other local authorities across the country”

TheScotsman Thursday, November 7, 2019 8:01:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Whatever happens in this election, Brexit will not in any sense be done - even if a deal is ultimately passed. "It is an issue which is set to dominate Westminster politics, one way or another, for many years to come. That is why it is vital Scotland chooses to escape Brexit by opting for a better future with independence"

bbc Thursday, November 7, 2019 7:40:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about British ) : "Over the next few weeks, it is our job to convince everyone we know to come out on December the 12th and send the biggest, loudest most resounding message to Westminster. "That it is time for Scotland to choose our own future. It is time for Scotland to be an independent country. "An independent country that will be the best of friends and family with our neighbours across the British Isles, across Europe and across the world"

bbc Thursday, November 7, 2019 1:43:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "No I don't - I don't worry. In politics, you have to decide what side of issues you're on - big defining issues. "

TheScotsman Wednesday, November 6, 2019 10:02:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Well, let’s see what the arithmetic is there will be no formal coalition”

heraldscotland Wednesday, November 6, 2019 12:06:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Let’s see what the arithmetic is. There will be no formal coalition, it would be issue by issue”

TheScotsman Tuesday, November 5, 2019 3:30:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "You’re the last person on the face of the planet I would admit my naughtiest ever thing to so don’t even try"

irishmirror Tuesday, November 5, 2019 1:29:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "You’re the last person on the face of the planet I would admit my naughtiest ever thing to so don’t even try"

themirror Tuesday, November 5, 2019 12:25:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “My message to Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson is ‘What are you scared of?’,”

pressandjournal Tuesday, November 5, 2019 10:58:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon insisted : “The SNP are the third party in the UK, the party of government in Scotland, and the only major party campaigning to stop Brexit and give people in Scotland a choice over their future; it’s no surprise the overwhelming majority of voters in Scotland and across the UK are demanding the SNP be fully included in the TV debates,”

heraldscotland Monday, November 4, 2019 9:22:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "The population, certainly in Scotland, but across the rest of the UK, is moving away from the two-party system. "

TheScotsman Monday, November 4, 2019 6:43:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "the biggest danger to our NHS over the last few years"

TheScotsman Monday, November 4, 2019 6:43:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "We want guarantees that our NHS will be protected. "

TheScotsman Monday, November 4, 2019 6:43:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : "I'm putting a very clear proposition before the Scottish people in this general election and if - and I take nothing for granted - if the SNP win that election, for any Westminster politician to seek to stand in the way of an independence referendum on that timescale would be seeking to ignore the democratically-expressed wishes of the Scottish people"

skynews Sunday, November 3, 2019 6:55:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "He omitted to recognise the fact that many things have changed since Scotland had an independence referendum in 2014, not least we face being taken out of the EU against our will"

skynews Sunday, November 3, 2019 6:55:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon stated ( about Scottish First ) : “I’m putting a very clear proposition before the Scottish people in this General Election and if and I take nothing for granted if the SNP win that election for any Westminster politician to seek to stand in the way of an independence referendum on that timescale would be seeking to ignore the democratically-expressed wishes of the Scottish people”

wandsworthguardian Sunday, November 3, 2019 2:20:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon stated ( about Scottish First ) : “I’m putting a very clear proposition before the Scottish people in this General Election and if – and I take nothing for granted – if the SNP win that election for any Westminster politician to seek to stand in the way of an independence referendum on that timescale would be seeking to ignore the democratically-expressed wishes of the Scottish people”

belfasttelegraph Sunday, November 3, 2019 2:13:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon stated ( about Scottish First ) : “I’m putting a very clear proposition before the Scottish people in this General Election and if and I take nothing for granted if the SNP win that election for any Westminster politician to seek to stand in the way of an independence referendum on that timescale would be seeking to ignore the democratically-expressed wishes of the Scottish people”

newsandstar Sunday, November 3, 2019 2:03:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “The General Election that we face now on December 12 is the most important election for Scotland in our lifetimes,”

worcesternews Sunday, November 3, 2019 1:35:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon stated ( about Scottish First ) : “I’m putting a very clear proposition before the Scottish people in this General Election and if and I take nothing for granted if the SNP win that election for any Westminster politician to seek to stand in the way of an independence referendum on that timescale would be seeking to ignore the democratically-expressed wishes of the Scottish people”

worcesternews Sunday, November 3, 2019 1:35:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “The General Election that we face now on December 12 is the most important election for Scotland in our lifetimes,”

heraldscotland Sunday, November 3, 2019 1:23:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “The General Election that we face now on December 12 is the most important election for Scotland in our lifetimes,”

wandsworthguardian Sunday, November 3, 2019 1:08:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “The General Election that we face now on December 12 is the most important election for Scotland in our lifetimes,”

belfasttelegraph Sunday, November 3, 2019 12:42:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon insisted : "The better alternative, the much better alternative for our country, is to take our future into our hands and to become an independent country. "

standard Saturday, November 2, 2019 8:45:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon wrote : "An independent Scotland is closer than it has ever been,"

9news Saturday, November 2, 2019 8:44:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I want a referendum next year,”

pressandjournal Thursday, December 12, 2019 10:17:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I want a referendum next year”

irishexaminer Thursday, December 12, 2019 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I want a referendum next year”

pressandjournal Wednesday, December 11, 2019 11:24:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I want a referendum next year”

wandsworthguardian Wednesday, December 11, 2019 10:23:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I want a referendum next year"

birminghammail Wednesday, December 11, 2019 7:53:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I want a referendum next year”

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, December 11, 2019 4:05:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied : “This nonsense about not accepting referendums - the 2014 referendum went against me. Scotland is not independent”

heraldscotland Wednesday, December 11, 2019 2:09:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon insisted : "It's not democracy if people are not allowed to change their minds when the circumstances change, and circumstances in Scotland have changed dramatically and significantly since the 2014 referendum. "

TheScotsman Wednesday, December 11, 2019 1:55:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : “Listening to Jackson Carlaw, it’s almost as if he’s saying 'you’ve never had it so good'. He sounds completely and utterly out of touch”

TheScotsman Wednesday, December 11, 2019 1:55:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon saying : “All of us have forgotten we’re opponents not enemies, and we have stopped trying as hard as we should to understand things from another person’s point of view”

pressandjournal Wednesday, December 11, 2019 1:45:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon saying : “All of us have forgotten we’re opponents not enemies, and we have stopped trying as hard as we should to understand things from another person’s point of view”

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, December 11, 2019 1:17:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon insisted : "It's not democracy if people are not allowed to change their minds when the circumstances change, and circumstances in Scotland have changed dramatically and significantly since the 2014 referendum. "

heraldscotland Wednesday, December 11, 2019 1:10:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I've been very clear, I've said it publicly, I'll say it again - SNP members in that constituency should not be supporting his campaign, they should be going to other neighbouring constituencies to campaign for candidates there. "The SNP could not have been clearer here, these are not easy situations for any party to find themselves in but you have to do the right thing. "We've done the right thing here, I regret that we were in this position but he's not an SNP candidate, he shouldn't be using SNP materials, I haven't seen any evidence of that, and that's very clear. "We've taken that [decision] because we have zero tolerance to anti-Semitism and that's the right and important decision and position we took"

bbc Monday, December 9, 2019 5:45:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I've been very clear, I've said it publicly, I'll say it again - SNP members in that constituency should not be supporting his campaign, they should be going to other neighbouring constituencies to campaign for candidates there. "

TheScotsman Monday, December 9, 2019 4:21:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "When things come to light, we deal with that and that's perhaps the difference between the SNP and some other parties on these issues," "No part of society can claim to be absolutely immune but we've got a duty, all of us, to eradicate these things and the SNP will always do what we consider necessary to do that and I think that's important that all parties take a similar view"

TheScotsman Monday, December 9, 2019 4:21:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “No. My manifesto in 2016 said a material change of circumstances such as, for example, Brexit”

heraldscotland Monday, December 9, 2019 3:34:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Boris Johnson ) : “This election won’t decide independence, but it does help to determine whether Boris Johnson decides our future or the people of Scotland do so”

wandsworthguardian Monday, December 9, 2019 2:43:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I don’t accept that because the material change is, yes, the prospect of Scotland being taken out of the EU, but also the contemptuous way which Scotland has been treated with our interests, our voice, our views, completely ignored”

wandsworthguardian Monday, December 9, 2019 2:43:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “On the issue of the legality of a second referendum, I’ve been crystal clear here, and sometimes this is a hard thing for my own supporters to hear, a referendum if it is to be capable of delivering independence for Scotland, has to be legal, it has to be accepted in terms of its legitimacy and I’ve never shied away from that”

wandsworthguardian Monday, December 9, 2019 2:43:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Boris Johnson ) : “This election won’t decide independence, but it does help to determine whether Boris Johnson decides our future or the people of Scotland do so”

belfasttelegraph Monday, December 9, 2019 2:29:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I don’t accept that because the material change is, yes, the prospect of Scotland being taken out of the EU, but also the contemptuous way which Scotland has been treated with our interests, our voice, our views, completely ignored”

belfasttelegraph Monday, December 9, 2019 2:29:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Boris Johnson ) : “This election won’t decide independence, but it does help to determine whether Boris Johnson decides our future or the people of Scotland do so”

pressandjournal Monday, December 9, 2019 2:23:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I don’t accept that because the material change is, yes, the prospect of Scotland being taken out of the EU, but also the contemptuous way which Scotland has been treated with our interests, our voice, our views, completely ignored”

pressandjournal Monday, December 9, 2019 2:23:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Boris Johnson ) : “This election won’t decide independence, but it does help to determine whether Boris Johnson decides our future or the people of Scotland do so”

worcesternews Monday, December 9, 2019 2:14:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I don’t accept that because the material change is, yes, the prospect of Scotland being taken out of the EU, but also the contemptuous way which Scotland has been treated with our interests, our voice, our views, completely ignored”

worcesternews Monday, December 9, 2019 2:14:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “On the issue of the legality of a second referendum, I’ve been crystal clear here, and sometimes this is a hard thing for my own supporters to hear, a referendum if it is to be capable of delivering independence for Scotland, has to be legal, it has to be accepted in terms of its legitimacy and I’ve never shied away from that”

worcesternews Monday, December 9, 2019 2:14:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Boris Johnson ) : “This election won’t decide independence, but it does help to determine whether Boris Johnson decides our future or the people of Scotland do so”

chesterfirst Monday, December 9, 2019 1:14:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I don’t accept that because the material change is, yes, the prospect of Scotland being taken out of the EU, but also the contemptuous way which Scotland has been treated with our interests, our voice, our views, completely ignored”

chesterfirst Monday, December 9, 2019 1:14:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “On the issue of the legality of a second referendum, I’ve been crystal clear here, and sometimes this is a hard thing for my own supporters to hear, a referendum if it is to be capable of delivering independence for Scotland, has to be legal, it has to be accepted in terms of its legitimacy and I’ve never shied away from that”

chesterfirst Monday, December 9, 2019 1:14:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I'm making the reasonable request that they respect the principle, which is that if there's a referendum, and the timing of the referendum, should not be matters for Westminster to determine," "They should be matters for the Scottish people in parliament to determine"

independent-UK Monday, December 9, 2019 2:41:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I'm making the reasonable request that they respect the principle, which is that if there's a referendum, and the timing of the referendum, should not be matters for Westminster to determine," "They should be matters for the Scottish people in parliament to determine"

independent-UK Sunday, December 8, 2019 4:47:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Small businesses are the backbone of Scotland's economy and it's important that we do what we can to support them. "

heart Saturday, December 7, 2019 8:51:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon insisted : "I don't want borders between Scotland and the rest of the UK. There is nothing in my proposition that necessitates that. "

TheScotsman Friday, December 6, 2019 7:46:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I don't think there is a wider problem but as I think we've demonstrated over the past week with a candidate and obviously now, in this case, we won't tolerate anti-Semitism in the SNP. "

heraldscotland Friday, December 6, 2019 1:35:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Boris Johnson ) : “Boris Johnson has ducked and dived, evading scrutiny throughout this whole campaign and no wonder because everybody knows that if he gets his way he drags Scotland out of the EU against our will, out of the single market and the customs union, plunging us into the next round of Brexit chaos that could cost every person in our country 1,600 and a process that could end with a no-deal Brexit later next year”

heraldscotland Thursday, December 5, 2019 9:03:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "It is absolutely the position that the Scottish Government does not provide funding for the manufacture of munitions either directly or via Scottish Enterprise. "

TheScotsman Thursday, December 5, 2019 8:12:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Boris Johnson ) : “Boris Johnson has ducked and dived, evading scrutiny throughout this whole campaign and no wonder because everybody knows that if he gets his way he drags Scotland out of the EU against our will, out of the single market and the customs union, plunging us into the next round of Brexit chaos that could cost every person in our country 1,600 and a process that could end with a no-deal Brexit later next year”

pressandjournal Thursday, December 5, 2019 7:57:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “How much more Government failure does Scotland have to endure before you drop this obsession and get on with your job?”

heraldscotland Thursday, December 5, 2019 7:37:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “compared to the last Pisa study the performance in science and maths according to independent statisticians, is stable”

heraldscotland Thursday, December 5, 2019 7:37:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : “I don’t think that is job done but that is an indication of the focus and the progress we are and will continue to deliver”

heraldscotland Thursday, December 5, 2019 7:37:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Commission ) : "The other point that I think is relevant here is that the performance of the Scottish economy and the reduction in Scotland's deficit, that is already going better now than the Growth Commission estimated would be the case in 2021 because our onshore revenues have been rising. "

TheScotsman Wednesday, December 4, 2019 7:24:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “He’s suspended at the moment, there’s disciplinary action that will flow from that and it would not be appropriate for me to comment while that’s ongoing”

TheScotsman Wednesday, December 4, 2019 4:27:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Are you ashamed of letting down so many young people?”

heraldscotland Wednesday, December 4, 2019 1:37:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “My message to SNP members and activists would be to campaign in neighbouring constituencies,” “They’re not too far away from Stephen Gethins in North East Fife, for example, so there’s plenty of good candidates out there to get out and campaign for”

TheScotsman Monday, December 2, 2019 9:29:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “He’s suspended at the moment, there’s disciplinary action that will flow from that and it would not be appropriate for me to comment while that’s ongoing”

TheScotsman Monday, December 2, 2019 9:29:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Stephen Gethins ) : “My message to SNP members and activists would be to campaign in neighbouring constituencies,” “They’re not too far away from Stephen Gethins in North East Fife, for example, so there’s plenty of good candidates out there to get out and campaign for”

chesterfirst Monday, December 2, 2019 9:14:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “He’s suspended at the moment, there’s disciplinary action that will flow from that and it would not be appropriate for me to comment while that’s ongoing”

chesterfirst Monday, December 2, 2019 9:14:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Stephen Gethins ) : “My message to SNP members and activists would be to campaign in neighbouring constituencies,” “They’re not too far away from Stephen Gethins in North East Fife, for example, so there’s plenty of good candidates out there to get out and campaign for”

pressandjournal Monday, December 2, 2019 8:56:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “He’s suspended at the moment, there’s disciplinary action that will flow from that and it would not be appropriate for me to comment while that’s ongoing”

pressandjournal Monday, December 2, 2019 8:56:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "We're in an election campaign right now," "Whatever the polls might be suggesting, and they look as if they are narrowing a bit, a Tory majority isn't inevitable"

bbc Monday, December 2, 2019 5:27:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Do we have our future decided for us by the likes of Boris Johnson and the people who are pulling his strings, like Nigel Farage and Donald Trump, or do we decide our future for ourselves and the kind of country we want to be?"

bbc Monday, December 2, 2019 5:27:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "If you are asking me to predict, I believe very, very strongly, particularly after the last few years, that given that choice in the future Scotland will choose to be independent"

bbc Monday, December 2, 2019 5:27:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I think there was there was an institutional issue with the BBC to some extent (during the 2014 Scottish independence referendum). "

TheScotsman Monday, December 2, 2019 4:39:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “We’re in an election campaign right now,” “Whatever the polls might be suggesting, and they look as if they are narrowing a bit, a Tory majority isn’t inevitable”

wandsworthguardian Monday, December 2, 2019 4:30:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Do we have our future decided for us by the likes of Boris Johnson and the people who are pulling his strings, like Nigel Farage and Donald Trump, or do we decide our future for ourselves and the kind of country we want to be?”

wandsworthguardian Monday, December 2, 2019 4:30:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “If you are asking me to predict, I believe very, very strongly, particularly after the last few years, that given that choice in the future Scotland will choose to be independent”

wandsworthguardian Monday, December 2, 2019 4:30:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “That’s not how we would see ourselves,”

wandsworthguardian Monday, December 2, 2019 4:30:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “We’re in an election campaign right now,” “Whatever the polls might be suggesting, and they look as if they are narrowing a bit, a Tory majority isn’t inevitable”

pressandjournal Monday, December 2, 2019 4:09:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Do we have our future decided for us by the likes of Boris Johnson and the people who are pulling his strings, like Nigel Farage and Donald Trump, or do we decide our future for ourselves and the kind of country we want to be?”

pressandjournal Monday, December 2, 2019 4:09:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “If you are asking me to predict, I believe very, very strongly, particularly after the last few years, that given that choice in the future Scotland will choose to be independent”

pressandjournal Monday, December 2, 2019 4:09:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “That’s not how we would see ourselves,”

pressandjournal Monday, December 2, 2019 4:09:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "We're in an election campaign right now," "Whatever the polls might be suggesting, and they look as if they are narrowing a bit, a Tory majority isn't inevitable"

standard Monday, December 2, 2019 3:23:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : "That's never been tested. I've accepted the need to have that proper legal process, but actually in point of fact it's never been tested in court exactly what the position would be. "

TheScotsman Monday, December 2, 2019 3:21:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “We’re in an election campaign right now,” “Whatever the polls might be suggesting, and they look as if they are narrowing a bit, a Tory majority isn’t inevitable”

heraldscotland Monday, December 2, 2019 3:12:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Do we have our future decided for us by the likes of Boris Johnson and the people who are pulling his strings, like Nigel Farage and Donald Trump, or do we decide our future for ourselves and the kind of country we want to be?”

heraldscotland Monday, December 2, 2019 3:12:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “If you are asking me to predict, I believe very, very strongly, particularly after the last few years, that given that choice in the future Scotland will choose to be independent”

heraldscotland Monday, December 2, 2019 3:12:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “That’s not how we would see ourselves,”

heraldscotland Monday, December 2, 2019 3:12:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “We’re in an election campaign right now,” “Whatever the polls might be suggesting, and they look as if they are narrowing a bit, a Tory majority isn’t inevitable”

belfasttelegraph Monday, December 2, 2019 2:53:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Do we have our future decided for us by the likes of Boris Johnson and the people who are pulling his strings, like Nigel Farage and Donald Trump, or do we decide our future for ourselves and the kind of country we want to be?”

belfasttelegraph Monday, December 2, 2019 2:53:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “If you are asking me to predict, I believe very, very strongly, particularly after the last few years, that given that choice in the future Scotland will choose to be independent”

belfasttelegraph Monday, December 2, 2019 2:53:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “That’s not how we would see ourselves,”

belfasttelegraph Monday, December 2, 2019 2:53:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “We’re in an election campaign right now,” “Whatever the polls might be suggesting, and they look as if they are narrowing a bit, a Tory majority isn’t inevitable”

chesterfirst Monday, December 2, 2019 2:48:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Do we have our future decided for us by the likes of Boris Johnson and the people who are pulling his strings, like Nigel Farage and Donald Trump, or do we decide our future for ourselves and the kind of country we want to be?”

chesterfirst Monday, December 2, 2019 2:48:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “If you are asking me to predict, I believe very, very strongly, particularly after the last few years, that given that choice in the future Scotland will choose to be independent”

chesterfirst Monday, December 2, 2019 2:48:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “That’s not how we would see ourselves,”

chesterfirst Monday, December 2, 2019 2:48:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “That in my view is not what the UK or any part of it needs. Donald Trump’s attitudes are wrong and they are dangerous. In Boris Johnson, we have got somebody who is trying to be like him”

southwales-eveningpost Monday, December 2, 2019 3:47:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "This 'get Brexit done' is the biggest con of this election"

southwales-eveningpost Monday, December 2, 2019 3:47:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “That in my view is not what the UK or any part of it needs. Donald Trump’s attitudes are wrong and they are dangerous. In Boris Johnson, we have got somebody who is trying to be like him”

icWales Monday, December 2, 2019 1:41:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Boris Johnson ) : "To build a better future we need to stop Boris Johnson and the Tories and in Scotland that means voting SNP,"

itv Sunday, December 1, 2019 11:54:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "This 'get Brexit done' is the biggest con of this election"

icWales Sunday, December 1, 2019 10:34:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Make no mistake Brexit is the biggest threat to Scotland’s NHS since it was founded just over 70 years ago,”

wandsworthguardian Sunday, December 1, 2019 4:04:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Make no mistake Brexit is the biggest threat to Scotland’s NHS since it was founded just over 70 years ago,”

pressandjournal Sunday, December 1, 2019 3:39:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Make no mistake Brexit is the biggest threat to Scotland’s NHS since it was founded just over 70 years ago,”

chesterfirst Sunday, December 1, 2019 3:20:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "All elections are important - but this one really matters,"

heraldscotland Sunday, December 1, 2019 10:11:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "People in Scotland are facing two very different futures,"

heraldscotland Sunday, December 1, 2019 10:11:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Nobody, but nobody, thinks a trade deal can be negotiated and agreed by the end of next year”

itv Saturday, November 30, 2019 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Yeah, but we don’t trust you, sorry but we don’t trust you”

itv Saturday, November 30, 2019 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Nigel Farage ) : “Because Nigel Farage ducked it in this election and the Brexit Party’s not going to be in government”

itv Saturday, November 30, 2019 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : “Well I’m glad, because frankly, the Brexit Party have got a big responsibility for the mess the UK is in”

itv Saturday, November 30, 2019 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : “and ‘here’s our NHS’ is what he would say”

thesun Saturday, November 30, 2019 1:19:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Nobody, but nobody, thinks a trade deal can be negotiated and agreed by the end of next year”

chesterfirst Saturday, November 30, 2019 1:02:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Yeah, but we don’t trust you, sorry but we don’t trust you”

chesterfirst Saturday, November 30, 2019 1:02:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Nigel Farage ) : “Because Nigel Farage ducked it in this election and the Brexit Party’s not going to be in government”

chesterfirst Saturday, November 30, 2019 1:02:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : “Well I’m glad, because frankly, the Brexit Party have got a big responsibility for the mess the UK is in”

chesterfirst Saturday, November 30, 2019 1:02:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Nobody, but nobody, thinks a trade deal can be negotiated and agreed by the end of next year”

pressandjournal Saturday, November 30, 2019 12:47:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Yeah, but we don’t trust you, sorry but we don’t trust you”

pressandjournal Saturday, November 30, 2019 12:47:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Nigel Farage ) : “Because Nigel Farage ducked it in this election and the Brexit Party’s not going to be in government”

pressandjournal Saturday, November 30, 2019 12:47:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : “Well I’m glad, because frankly, the Brexit Party have got a big responsibility for the mess the UK is in”

pressandjournal Saturday, November 30, 2019 12:47:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "The reason we have ordered the public inquiry is to make sure that in addition to all of the work that is being done, there is complete transparency, and if necessary complete accountability, around these issues. "It is my job to make sure the Scottish government takes all appropriate action to get to the bottom of all these issues and that is what I and the health secretary are determined to do"

bbc Thursday, November 28, 2019 9:32:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "The Scottish Government is determined to get the answers that Milly's parents and parents of any children who have been treated at the Queen Elizabeth want and deserve,"

TheScotsman Thursday, November 28, 2019 7:55:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "The Scottish Government is determined to get the answers that Milly's parents and parents of any children who have been treated at the Queen Elizabeth want and deserve,"

TheScotsman Thursday, November 28, 2019 4:58:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : “England is our neighbor and our family. I don’t want a border,”

nytimes Wednesday, November 27, 2019 9:36:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “We of course respect the judgment of the court and we will honour that judgment”

pressandjournal Wednesday, November 27, 2019 8:15:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied : "I would rather Scotland wasn't in the position of having to choose between the devil and the deep blue sea as the prime minister of our country. "

heart Wednesday, November 27, 2019 7:35:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “We of course respect the judgment of the court and we will honour that judgment”

chesterfirst Wednesday, November 27, 2019 6:55:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I think people are becoming increasingly sick of hearing Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson talking about not allowing Scottish people to choose our own future,"

TheScotsman Wednesday, November 27, 2019 5:35:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied : "I would rather Scotland wasn't in the position of having to choose between the devil and the deep blue sea as the prime minister of our country. "

skynews Wednesday, November 27, 2019 5:31:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I think people are becoming increasingly sick of hearing Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson talking about not allowing Scottish people to choose our own future,"

TheScotsman Wednesday, November 27, 2019 4:32:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Boris Johnson ) : “This election is an opportunity to play our part in stopping that from happening. The SNP is the main challenger in every Tory seat in Scotland, so if people do not want Boris Johnson to be calling the shots of Scotland for the foreseeable future, then voting SNP to stop that happening is a priority”

pressandjournal Tuesday, November 26, 2019 10:41:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Boris Johnson ) : “This election is an opportunity to play our part in stopping that from happening. The SNP is the main challenger in every Tory seat in Scotland, so if people do not want Boris Johnson to be calling the shots of Scotland for the foreseeable future, then voting SNP to stop that happening is a priority”

chesterfirst Tuesday, November 26, 2019 10:20:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Boris Johnson ) : “This election is an opportunity to play our part in stopping that from happening. The SNP is the main challenger in every Tory seat in Scotland, so if people do not want Boris Johnson to be calling the shots of Scotland for the foreseeable future, then voting SNP to stop that happening is a priority”

belfasttelegraph Tuesday, November 26, 2019 10:08:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Jeremy Corbyn ) : "I want to stop Brexit, but I also want Scotland's future to be in Scotland's hands, which is why I would expect Jeremy Corbyn, in a minority Labour government, to respect the right of the people of Scotland to choose their own future. "

thesun Tuesday, November 26, 2019 6:06:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “that is not a requirement necessarily of joining the European Union that is not true”

TheScotsman Tuesday, November 26, 2019 1:41:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I’m not going to give you a specific timescale for that in all of my experience of discussions with different interests in the European Union, I think that could be relatively quick”

TheScotsman Tuesday, November 26, 2019 1:41:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “The material change, frankly, is the way in which Scotland has had it completely demonstrated to over the past three years that our views and our voice doesn’t matter”

TheScotsman Tuesday, November 26, 2019 1:41:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “It’s below, it’s the 80 per cent or so, it should be 95 per cent”

thetimes Tuesday, November 26, 2019 3:18:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Our task is to get our deficit reducing faster,”

thetimes Tuesday, November 26, 2019 3:18:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Because our task is to get our deficit reducing faster. That is principally through growing our economy faster which remaining in the EU or returning to the EU helps us to do. I think over time of course we would aspire to run a surplus”

heraldscotland Tuesday, November 26, 2019 1:47:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Jeremy Corbyn ) : "I want to stop Brexit, but I also want Scotland's future to be in Scotland's hands, which is why I would expect Jeremy Corbyn, in a minority Labour government, to respect the right of the people of Scotland to choose their own future. "

thesun Tuesday, November 26, 2019 12:33:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I'm not going to give you a specific timescale for that. "

thesun Tuesday, November 26, 2019 12:33:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I have been campaigning against Trident for the whole of my life so, yes, that is absolutely a key position that the SNP would have in any discussions about supporting a minority Labour government,”

TheScotsman Monday, November 25, 2019 10:53:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I always look forward to getting back to my books,”

heraldscotland Sunday, November 24, 2019 7:30:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon declared : “These are the policies, progressive policies that resonate strongly in Scotland but very strongly with many people across the UK,”

heraldscotland Sunday, November 24, 2019 4:34:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Jeremy Corbyn ) : “If Jeremy Corbyn wants the support of the SNP... I would ask him to respect the right of the Scottish people to choose their own future and I don’t think he’ll turn his back on ending austerity to block that right”

TheScotsman Saturday, November 23, 2019 2:47:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I predict confidently at this podium today that position he articulated yesterday will turn out to have a shelf-life only about as long as his ‘we will leave the European Union on the 31st October do or die, or I’ll be dead in a ditch’,” “Fundamentally it is the power of public opinion in Scotland that will see that position proven to be unsustainable”

pressandjournal Saturday, November 23, 2019 12:18:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : “These are mistakes the independence campaign did not make in 2014 and will not make in the future,”

pressandjournal Saturday, November 23, 2019 12:18:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : “My priority – and I can’t believe Jackson Carlaw hasn’t actually cottoned on to this yet, he should maybe listen a bit more – my priority is to give the people of Scotland the opportunity to choose independence next year and I look forward to delivering on that”

pressandjournal Saturday, November 23, 2019 6:00:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “It’s deeply undemocratic, in my view, for the SNP not to be represented in that debate,”

pressandjournal Saturday, November 23, 2019 3:09:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied : “Which vote would come first indyref, euroref which?”

pressandjournal Saturday, November 23, 2019 2:02:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : “My priority and I can’t believe Jackson Carlaw hasn’t actually cottoned on to this yet, he should maybe listen a bit more my priority is to give the people of Scotland the opportunity to choose independence next year and I look forward to delivering on that”

pressandjournal Saturday, November 23, 2019 2:02:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "If Brexit hadn't happened, I would still support independence - I'm not going to pretend otherwise. "But do I think right now we'd be standing here talking about having another independence referendum so imminently? Probably not. "But circumstances have changed dramatically - in a democracy, when circumstances change, people have to have the right to change their mind, and if they don't have that right then I don't believe what we're living in is a democracy"

bbc Saturday, November 23, 2019 12:49:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Only the SNP can stop the Tories and deprive them of a majority,”

pressandjournal Friday, November 22, 2019 8:51:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Scotland can not and will not be ignored. Westminster does not have a veto on Scotland’s future, Scotland’s future is for the people of Scotland to decide”

pressandjournal Friday, November 22, 2019 4:51:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “However people voted on Brexit, I think people believe that it’s a mess and chaotic,” “Most people I speak to – including the minority in Scotland that voted to leave – actually just want to escape the whole sorry saga”

pressandjournal Friday, November 22, 2019 3:50:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon answered : “Let’s see what the arithmetic is. There will be no formal coalition”

pressandjournal Friday, November 22, 2019 3:50:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I'm delighted to receive this award. "This is a recognition of the strong stance the Scottish government and the SNP have taken in protecting Scotland's interests over the past year"

bbc Friday, November 22, 2019 3:16:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : “There is lots that divides us, we are all in politics for different reasons, regardless of that all of us come into politics to do the best for our constituents, and to do the very best we can for those we serve in my case and the case of my party to stand up for Scotland and our right to choose our own future”

heraldscotland Friday, November 22, 2019 11:52:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “As a Glasgow MSP, does the First Minister support Shelter Scotland in its action to ensure that Glasgow City Council does not ignore homeless people and leave them to sleep on the streets of Glasgow, which is a scandal?”

heraldscotland Thursday, November 21, 2019 9:40:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I will not comment on on-going legal action, but I will say that I expect all local authorities, including Glasgow City Council, to meet their legal requirements”

heraldscotland Thursday, November 21, 2019 9:40:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Read More ) : "No I wouldn't. I oppose nuclear weapons. READ MORE - "

TheScotsman Thursday, November 21, 2019 6:56:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “the SNP and Scotland were talked about but not allowed to be in the room”

TheScotsman Thursday, November 21, 2019 12:41:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Scotland can not and will not be ignored. Westminster does not have a veto on Scotland’s future, Scotland’s future is for the people of Scotland to decide”

chesterfirst Wednesday, November 20, 2019 11:09:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied : “Which vote would come first indyref, euroref which?”

chesterfirst Wednesday, November 20, 2019 8:11:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : “My priority and I can’t believe Jackson Carlaw hasn’t actually cottoned on to this yet, he should maybe listen a bit more my priority is to give the people of Scotland the opportunity to choose independence next year and I look forward to delivering on that”

chesterfirst Wednesday, November 20, 2019 8:11:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “The General Election that we face now on December 12 is the most important election for Scotland in our lifetimes,”

chesterfirst Wednesday, November 20, 2019 8:11:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : "Trade talks for the future haven't even started yet and given the hard line approach of Boris Johnson, especially now with Nigel Farage pulling his strings, there is every chance that Scotland will be forced out of the EU next year with no trade deal at all,"

itv Wednesday, November 20, 2019 5:24:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "The truth is Westminster is going to be enfulfed by Brexit chaos for years to come, with long term damage to Scotland guaranteed," "That is why my message is clear, a vote for the SNP in this election is a vote to escape the mess of Brexit"

itv Wednesday, November 20, 2019 5:24:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "the day after the night before"

itv Wednesday, November 20, 2019 5:24:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : “She was before the health committee in the Scottish Parliament this morning setting out our hope and expectation that the chair of that public inquiry will be appointed before the Christmas recess so that it can get on with its work to make sure there is confidence in children’s hospitals and the children’s services they provide”

TheScotsman Wednesday, November 20, 2019 10:14:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about President Trump ) : "I cant stop him coming. I am no fan. I am no fan of President Trump. As first minister I would not refuse to meet with him, but I would be pretty clear with him about our disagreements"

heraldscotland Wednesday, November 20, 2019 3:25:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "He seems to be a big scaredy-cat. "I remember when he came to Bute House in the summer and was getting into a debate about independence with me - privately I suggested to him then that we should take it to the public sphere and have a debate in public about that. "He seemed to be up for that at the time, so I can't really throw any light on what has changed his mind"

bbc Tuesday, November 19, 2019 9:23:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “It’s deeply undemocratic, in my view, for the SNP not to be represented in that debate,”

newsandstar Tuesday, November 19, 2019 8:37:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "There is of course already a mandate, flowing from the 2016 election and the crystal clear manifesto commitment. "

TheScotsman Tuesday, November 19, 2019 5:37:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Kirsten Oswald ) : "If elected, SNP MPs will push for legislation to tackle some of the financial pressures facing families, and which are being made worse by Brexit, including bringing forward a scheme to help households save hundreds of pounds on their energy bills. The First Minister joined Kirsten Oswald, SNP candidate for East Renfrewshire, to meet voters and activists. Picture: Getty Images. "

TheScotsman Sunday, November 17, 2019 9:30:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “The approach the Irish Government is taking to tackle drug misuse, which tailors treatment around the individual, is something we are already progressing in Scotland but it will be incredibly beneficial to learn from their first-hand experience as we take this work forward”

irishexaminer Friday, November 15, 2019 10:46:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “The approach the Irish Government is taking to tackle drug misuse, which tailors treatment around the individual, is something we are already progressing in Scotland but it will be incredibly beneficial to learn from their first-hand experience as we take this work forward”

itv Friday, November 15, 2019 3:24:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Jeremy Corbyn ) : "I think Jeremy Corbyn should go with his own instincts on this, he's getting himself into a mess because in his heart of hearts he knows that the only democratically defensible position is to accept that it's not for Westminster to decide the future of Scotland. "

itv Friday, November 15, 2019 1:17:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : "My priority - and I can't believe Jackson Carlaw hasn't actually cottoned on to this yet, he should maybe listen a bit more - my priority is to give the people of Scotland the opportunity to choose independence next year and I look forward to delivering on that"

itv Friday, November 15, 2019 1:17:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "I've supported a second Brexit referendum, but it's not something that is within my power to deliver,"

itv Friday, November 15, 2019 1:17:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "The health of our teachers is being harmed, but our children's education and life chances are being harmed too. What does the Scottish Government intend to do to change this?"

TheScotsman Thursday, November 14, 2019 9:15:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Investment in education is rising in Scotland - and rightly so - we've also given teachers the best pay deal of any of the UK countries. As part of that pay deal we've also taken steps and additional measures that are aimed at addressing issues relating to workload, well-being and teacher empowerment. "

TheScotsman Thursday, November 14, 2019 9:15:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon insisted : "We have police off sick, massive demands on their time. Just seven-and-a-half extra staff to help them. Will the First Minister take off time from pontificating about other parties and her referendum and take practical action to increase mental health support for our police?"

TheScotsman Thursday, November 14, 2019 9:15:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied : “Which vote would come first indyref, euroref which?”

wandsworthguardian Thursday, November 14, 2019 8:39:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : “My priority and I can’t believe Jackson Carlaw hasn’t actually cottoned on to this yet, he should maybe listen a bit more my priority is to give the people of Scotland the opportunity to choose independence next year and I look forward to delivering on that”

wandsworthguardian Thursday, November 14, 2019 8:39:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : "My priority and I can't believe Jackson Carlaw hasn't actually cottoned on to this yet, he should maybe listen a bit more my priority is to give the people of Scotland the opportunity to choose independence next year and I look forward to delivering on that"

heraldscotland Thursday, November 14, 2019 7:32:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied : “Which vote would come first – indyref, euroref – which?”

belfasttelegraph Thursday, November 14, 2019 7:32:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : “My priority – and I can’t believe Jackson Carlaw hasn’t actually cottoned on to this yet, he should maybe listen a bit more – my priority is to give the people of Scotland the opportunity to choose independence next year and I look forward to delivering on that”

belfasttelegraph Thursday, November 14, 2019 7:32:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : "Well my priority, and I can't believe Jackson Carlaw hasn't actually cottoned onto this yet, he should maybe listen a bit more, my priority is to give the people of Scotland the opportunity to choose independence next year and I look forward to delivering on that. "

TheScotsman Thursday, November 14, 2019 7:16:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied : "When is all this supposed to happen? Both referendums on the one day, or different days? Which vote would come first - indyref, euroref - which?"

bbc Thursday, November 14, 2019 6:52:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : "My priority - and I can't believe Jackson Carlaw hasn't actually cottoned on to this yet - my priority is to give the people of Scotland the opportunity to choose independence next year and I look forward to delivering on that"

bbc Thursday, November 14, 2019 6:52:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Sick Kids ) : "Patient safety is paramount and that's exactly why the Health Secretary commissioned the independent review into the design, build, commissioning and maintenance of the QEUH and its also why, on 18 September, a public inquiry into the issues at the hospital and the Sick Kids Hospital in Edinburgh was announced. "We are determined to address the concerns of patients and families and the Health Secretary is committed to returning to Parliament to set out the full details of the public inquiry as soon as possible"

bbc Thursday, November 14, 2019 6:52:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Now First Minister, clarify for me a simple question on timetabling - When is all this supposed to happen? Both referendums on the one day or different days? Which vote would come first - IndyRef, EuroRef - which?"

TheScotsman Thursday, November 14, 2019 5:37:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Jackson Carlaw ) : "Well my priority, and I can't believe Jackson Carlaw hasn't actually cottoned onto this yet, he should maybe listen a bit more, my priority is to give the people of Scotland the opportunity to choose independence next year and I look forward to delivering on that. "

TheScotsman Thursday, November 14, 2019 5:37:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Perhaps Jackson Carlaw might reflect on this - if referendums are so dreadful why did David Cameron, the Tory Prime Minister at the time, foist a Brexit ref on Scotland?"

TheScotsman Thursday, November 14, 2019 5:37:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "The Scottish Tories have never stood up for Scotland in their puff and we've seen ample evidence of that over the past three years since Scotland voted to Remain in the EU and that vote was ignored and has been ignored every single day by the Conservatives. "

TheScotsman Thursday, November 14, 2019 5:37:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “It is quite simply unacceptable for the SNP and other parties to be cut out of proposed leaders’ debates by broadcasters. This is fundamentally unfair and it fails to recognise that the UK is no longer a two-party state. And in Scotland, this would not be a debate between the two leading parties — instead it would ignore the country’s largest party”

thetimes Thursday, November 14, 2019 3:28:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "We are asking that this legal challenge be heard on Monday in parallel with that taken by the Liberal Democrats - but unlike their self-centred approach, we will be arguing not just for the SNP but for other parties to have a place in this debate as well, just as was the case in the ITV leaders’ debate of 2015. "

TheScotsman Wednesday, November 13, 2019 9:28:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "This election may be the most important of our lifetimes. It is quite simply unacceptable for the SNP and other parties to be cut out of proposed leaders' debates by broadcasters. This is fundamentally unfair and it fails to recognise that the UK is no longer a two party state. “And in Scotland, this would not be a debate between the two leading parties - instead it would ignore the country’s largest party, which according to the latest polls is also on track to win the third largest number of seats UK wide. By contrast, the latest polls show Labour in fourth place in Scotland"

TheScotsman Wednesday, November 13, 2019 9:28:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added ( about Jeremy Corbyn ) : "The reason that I think Jeremy Corbyn keeps getting into a mess on this question is that he knows that it is not democratically acceptable or democratically sustainable to block the right of the Scottish people to choose their future"

bbc Wednesday, November 13, 2019 9:16:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Scotland can not and will not be ignored. Westminster does not have a veto on Scotland’s future, Scotland’s future is for the people of Scotland to decide”

heraldscotland Wednesday, November 13, 2019 1:14:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Scotland can not and will not be ignored. Westminster does not have a veto on Scotland’s future, Scotland’s future is for the people of Scotland to decide”

newsandstar Wednesday, November 13, 2019 3:20:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Scotland can not and will not be ignored. Westminster does not have a veto on Scotland’s future, Scotland’s future is for the people of Scotland to decide”

worcesternews Wednesday, November 13, 2019 1:02:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Funding decisions are for local authorities to make but it’s really important communities have facilities like this, not just for the benefit of the older population but also for the range of people and groups who use the brilliant facilities this centre provides”

eveningexpress Tuesday, November 12, 2019 5:50:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Nigel Farage ) : “Any form of Brexit that is acceptable to Nigel Farage is going to be deeply damaging to Scotland, and I suspect there are going to be many traditional Tory voters in Scotland and across the UK that are going to be appalled to find that their party has effectively become the Brexit Party,”

TheScotsman Tuesday, November 12, 2019 12:14:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Just to be very clear here, when I write a handwritten note on a government submission, what happens is that my private office transcribes that note into an email that is then retained within the government in electronic form and fully open to FoI legislation. "

TheScotsman Monday, November 11, 2019 9:10:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Climate change is the single biggest challenge facing the world - and the next UK government has to take radical action,"

TheScotsman Sunday, November 10, 2019 9:38:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Read More ) : "An early SNP demand will be for the UK to match Scotland's tough legal targets - bringing forward net zero for all emissions, not just carbon, by at least five years to 2045. READ MORE - SNP council leader accused of 'nepotism' after husband's company given £1 rent deal "

TheScotsman Sunday, November 10, 2019 9:38:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about George Square ) : "Remembrance Sunday is a chance for us all to pause and commemorate those who gave their lives during conflicts over the last century, as well as paying tribute to our veterans and people still serving in the armed forces. Image copyright PA Wire Image caption Children holding giant poppies joined a war veteran during the Remembrance Day service at the Stone of Remembrance in Edinburgh Image caption Remembrance events also took place in Glasgow's George Square. "Eighty years on from the outbreak of the Second World War it is particularly important that we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country. "On behalf of the people of Scotland I am privileged to be able to lay a wreath today"

bbc Sunday, November 10, 2019 3:55:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Remembrance Sunday is a chance for us all to pause and commemorate those who gave their lives during conflicts over the last century, as well as paying tribute to our veterans and people still serving in the armed forces. "Eighty years on from the outbreak of the Second World War it is particularly important that we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country. "On behalf of the people of Scotland I am privileged to be able to lay a wreath today"

bbc Sunday, November 10, 2019 2:19:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Remembrance Sunday is a chance for us all to pause and commemorate those who gave their lives during conflicts over the last century, as well as paying tribute to our veterans and people still serving in the armed forces. "Eighty years on from the outbreak of the Second World War it is particularly important that we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country. "On behalf of the people of Scotland I am privileged to be able to lay a wreath today"

bbc Sunday, November 10, 2019 3:36:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon told : "They will get no support from the SNP if they don't accept the principle that Scotland has its right to choose its own future,"

skynews Saturday, November 9, 2019 2:12:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about The UK ) : "Scotland's vote to remain in the EU has been ignored. "The Conservative Party has ridden roughshod over the Scottish Parliament. For the first time ever the UK government has chosen to legislate on devolved matters without the consent of Holyrood. "With so-called 'moderate' Conservatives in full retreat and the hard-line Brexit ultras on the march, that is surely only a taste of what is to come"

bbc Friday, November 8, 2019 6:52:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Can I just make clear the SNP's position if there is a hung Parliament after this election, which in many ways is potentially the best outcome for Scotland because it gives us significant influence and power in that scenario,"

TheScotsman Friday, November 8, 2019 5:31:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : "Any party that doesn't respect this fundamental principle that it's for the people of Scotland to decide the future whether that is independence or not, it's for the people of Scotland to decide, needn't bother picking up the phone to the SNP to look for support. "

TheScotsman Friday, November 8, 2019 5:31:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Scotland's vote to remain in the EU has been ignored. "

TheScotsman Friday, November 8, 2019 4:40:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Donald Trump ) : "We will fight tooth and nail any attempt to expose the national health service to a post-Brexit trade deal with Donald Trump. "

TheScotsman Friday, November 8, 2019 4:40:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Donald Trump ) : "We will fight tooth and nail any attempt to expose the national health service to a post-Brexit trade deal with Donald Trump. "

heraldscotland Friday, November 8, 2019 4:25:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Scotland's vote to remain in the EU has been ignored. "The Conservative Party has ridden roughshod over the Scottish Parliament. For the first time ever the UK Government has chosen to legislate on devolved matters without the consent of Holyrood. "With so-called 'moderate' Conservatives in full retreat and the hard-line Brexit ultras on the march, that is surely only a taste of what is to come"

bbc Friday, November 8, 2019 3:39:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about Donald Trump ) : "We will fight tooth and nail any attempt to expose the national health service to a post-Brexit trade deal with Donald Trump. She said: "

themirror Friday, November 8, 2019 3:29:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "It will be open 24/7 as soon as it is clinically safe for children for it to be so, when the recruitment levels, which have been difficult, reach a level where that ward can be open. I am assuming he's not arguing that that ward should be opened when it is not clinically safe for children"

TheScotsman Thursday, November 7, 2019 8:01:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon replied ( about Audit Scotland ) : "Of course we want Erin to be treated in her local hospital in St John's, but it's vital she gets the best possible treatment. There are recruitment challenges here which are nit unique to Scotland. Our first responsibility and obligation is to make sure that there is clinically safe and high quality care for the young people who need it. "

TheScotsman Thursday, November 7, 2019 8:01:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "We are increasing health budgets for health boards across the country. "

TheScotsman Thursday, November 7, 2019 8:01:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “I think the government and in particular, the education secretary, has made his views very clear on music tuition. We would strongly encourage all local authorities to maintain their music tuition and not to reduce it and that goes for Dumfries and Galloway as it would for other local authorities across the country”

TheScotsman Thursday, November 7, 2019 8:01:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "Whatever happens in this election, Brexit will not in any sense be done - even if a deal is ultimately passed. "It is an issue which is set to dominate Westminster politics, one way or another, for many years to come. That is why it is vital Scotland chooses to escape Brexit by opting for a better future with independence"

bbc Thursday, November 7, 2019 7:40:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said ( about British ) : "Over the next few weeks, it is our job to convince everyone we know to come out on December the 12th and send the biggest, loudest most resounding message to Westminster. "That it is time for Scotland to choose our own future. It is time for Scotland to be an independent country. "An independent country that will be the best of friends and family with our neighbours across the British Isles, across Europe and across the world"

bbc Thursday, November 7, 2019 1:43:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "No I don't - I don't worry. In politics, you have to decide what side of issues you're on - big defining issues. "

TheScotsman Wednesday, November 6, 2019 10:02:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Well, let’s see what the arithmetic is there will be no formal coalition”

heraldscotland Wednesday, November 6, 2019 12:06:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “Let’s see what the arithmetic is. There will be no formal coalition, it would be issue by issue”

TheScotsman Tuesday, November 5, 2019 3:30:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "You’re the last person on the face of the planet I would admit my naughtiest ever thing to so don’t even try"

irishmirror Tuesday, November 5, 2019 1:29:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "You’re the last person on the face of the planet I would admit my naughtiest ever thing to so don’t even try"

themirror Tuesday, November 5, 2019 12:25:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “My message to Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson is ‘What are you scared of?’,”

pressandjournal Tuesday, November 5, 2019 10:58:00 AM EAT

Ms Sturgeon insisted : “The SNP are the third party in the UK, the party of government in Scotland, and the only major party campaigning to stop Brexit and give people in Scotland a choice over their future; it’s no surprise the overwhelming majority of voters in Scotland and across the UK are demanding the SNP be fully included in the TV debates,”

heraldscotland Monday, November 4, 2019 9:22:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "The population, certainly in Scotland, but across the rest of the UK, is moving away from the two-party system. "

TheScotsman Monday, November 4, 2019 6:43:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "the biggest danger to our NHS over the last few years"

TheScotsman Monday, November 4, 2019 6:43:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "We want guarantees that our NHS will be protected. "

TheScotsman Monday, November 4, 2019 6:43:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon added : "I'm putting a very clear proposition before the Scottish people in this general election and if - and I take nothing for granted - if the SNP win that election, for any Westminster politician to seek to stand in the way of an independence referendum on that timescale would be seeking to ignore the democratically-expressed wishes of the Scottish people"

skynews Sunday, November 3, 2019 6:55:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : "He omitted to recognise the fact that many things have changed since Scotland had an independence referendum in 2014, not least we face being taken out of the EU against our will"

skynews Sunday, November 3, 2019 6:55:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon stated ( about Scottish First ) : “I’m putting a very clear proposition before the Scottish people in this General Election and if and I take nothing for granted if the SNP win that election for any Westminster politician to seek to stand in the way of an independence referendum on that timescale would be seeking to ignore the democratically-expressed wishes of the Scottish people”

wandsworthguardian Sunday, November 3, 2019 2:20:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon stated ( about Scottish First ) : “I’m putting a very clear proposition before the Scottish people in this General Election and if – and I take nothing for granted – if the SNP win that election for any Westminster politician to seek to stand in the way of an independence referendum on that timescale would be seeking to ignore the democratically-expressed wishes of the Scottish people”

belfasttelegraph Sunday, November 3, 2019 2:13:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon stated ( about Scottish First ) : “I’m putting a very clear proposition before the Scottish people in this General Election and if and I take nothing for granted if the SNP win that election for any Westminster politician to seek to stand in the way of an independence referendum on that timescale would be seeking to ignore the democratically-expressed wishes of the Scottish people”

newsandstar Sunday, November 3, 2019 2:03:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “The General Election that we face now on December 12 is the most important election for Scotland in our lifetimes,”

worcesternews Sunday, November 3, 2019 1:35:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon stated ( about Scottish First ) : “I’m putting a very clear proposition before the Scottish people in this General Election and if and I take nothing for granted if the SNP win that election for any Westminster politician to seek to stand in the way of an independence referendum on that timescale would be seeking to ignore the democratically-expressed wishes of the Scottish people”

worcesternews Sunday, November 3, 2019 1:35:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “The General Election that we face now on December 12 is the most important election for Scotland in our lifetimes,”

heraldscotland Sunday, November 3, 2019 1:23:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “The General Election that we face now on December 12 is the most important election for Scotland in our lifetimes,”

wandsworthguardian Sunday, November 3, 2019 1:08:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon said : “The General Election that we face now on December 12 is the most important election for Scotland in our lifetimes,”

belfasttelegraph Sunday, November 3, 2019 12:42:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon insisted : "The better alternative, the much better alternative for our country, is to take our future into our hands and to become an independent country. "

standard Saturday, November 2, 2019 8:45:00 PM EAT

Ms Sturgeon wrote : "An independent Scotland is closer than it has ever been,"

9news Saturday, November 2, 2019 8:44:00 PM EAT