Sturgeon given standing ovation after final Holyrood speech as First Minister

Nicola Sturgeon was given a standing ovation as she made her last speech at Holyrood as First Minister, saying holding the post for the past eight years “truly has been the privilege of my lifetime”. In a statement made at the end of First Minister’s Questions, Ms Sturgeon thanked Scots for “placing your trust in me”. Three years to the day from the start of the first coronavirus lockdown, she told how she had “led Scotland through good times but also through the toughest period of our recent history”.