Nicola Sturgeon has issued a plea for unity within the SNP after an often bitter leadership contest, in her final statement at Holyrood before standing down as First Minister
accused some within the party of setting out to “damage our cause and aid our enemies” by questioning the integrity of the leadership electionIn a plea for unity on Thursday, Ms Sturgeon told her party: “We’ve come such a long way together as a team – let us keep going, serving Scotland together as a team.”
Speaking afterwards, she said she was confident that the SNP would endure, dismissing what she described as “hyperbolic phrases” about its impending “collapse”. “I have real confidence in whoever my successor is to continue to build on the success of the party and the Government,” she said. “But to do that, they must remain focused on the interests and the priorities of people across the country.”
Ms Sturgeon ended her final contribution in the Holyrood chamber as First Minister by thanking the people of Scotland, “whether you voted for me or not”. She said: “Thank you so much for placing your trust in me. Words will never convey the gratitude and awe I hold in my heart for the opportunity I have had to serve as your First Minister. It truly has been the privilege of my lifetime.”
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