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Nicola Sturgeon says she will resign if Scotland votes no in independence referendum

Nicola Sturgeon has revealed she would resign as First Minister if Scotland voted no at a future independence referendum.

The First Minister appeared on ITV's Loose Women earlier today where she chatted about Boris Johnson's rule breaking, her mask slip, the menopause and her future as leader of the SNP.

During her appearance the SNP leader revealed she would "make way for somebody else" if Scotland vote no for a second time.

At the Scottish Parliament election last year Sturgeon said she wanted to hold a vote on the constitution by the end of 2023.

Sturgeon was probed by panelist Carol McGiffin about if she would quit if she lost a vote on Scotland's future in the United Kingdom.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon appeared on ITV's Loose Women earlier today (ITV)

She replied: "I suspect I would make way for somebody else, but we're, I'm not contemplating that.

"I'm in the fortunate position having been in politics for a long time.

"I'm not about to give it up, but when I do, I hopefully will still be relatively young and if I do look forward to the possibility of doing other things later in life.

"I am not suggesting I'm about to stop being First Minister.

"I suppose part of what you thinks of just having a more private life at some stage and if not a quieter life."

Mask mistake

McGiffin also asked Sturgeon about when she was caught without wearing a mask on Saturday while on the campaign trail in East Kilbride.

The FM was spoken to by Police Scotland to "remind her of the importance of wearing a face covering when there is a legal requirement to do so".

At the start of her interview, the MSP addressed the issue straight away by saying: "As you all know, I've had my own lapse in the last couple of days with a momentary failure to put on a face covering so I know how difficult these things can be..."

Referring to Boris Johnson's apology in Parliament on Tuesday, Sturgeon continued: "With Boris it's the serial breaches at a time when the rest of the country was in very, very strict lockdown.

"But it's also, to be blunt about it, when this first came to light he wasn't honest about it and he wasn't honest in the House of Commons. It's really important that people can trust the Prime Minister of the country to tell the truth.

"There's got to be consequences for your actions."

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