Boxing world champion Josh Taylor has taken aim at Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon after she announced her resignation, branding her a "monster" in a vicious tweet.
The former undisputed super-lightweight world champion is never one to shy away from controversial topics, with his post about Sturgeon sandwiched between angry messages about the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. He is currently nursing an injury that cost him a rematch with Jack Catterall, and is expected to return in the summer.
And after Sturgeon today announced she would be leaving her post as First Minister in order to help Scotland's push for independence, the boxer took aim in a Twitter post to his 158,500 followers. Taylor has remained in the middle about a potential second independence vote, but is evidently not a fan of Sturgeon's regardless.
Responding to a BBC News story about her resignation, Taylor wrote: "Good riddance! She’s an absolute monster that has ruined Scotland in many ways."
Sturgeon today told a hastily-convened press conference that she would remain in charge while the next First Minister is found - and would not leave the Scottish Parliament until the next election. “I’ve believed that part of serving well would be to know almost instinctively when the time is right to make way for someone else," she said. "In my head and in my heart I know that time is now."
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The First Minister is a controversial figure in Scottish politics, and recent polls showed that four in every ten voters wanted her to stand down. She will leave office as the longest serving and first female First Minister since the creation of the Scottish Parliament, although it will be remembered that she couldn't achieve independence.
"I believe my successor, whoever he or she may be, will lead Scotland to independence, and I'll be there cheering them on," Ms Sturgeon said. My point is this, giving absolutely everything of yourself to this job is the only way to do it. The country deserves nothing less.
"But in truth that can only be done by anyone for so long. For me, it is now in danger of becoming too long. A First Minister is never off duty, particularly in this day and age there is virtually no privacy. Even ordinary stuff that most people take for granted like going for a coffee with friends or for a walk on your own becomes very difficult."
