An acrimonious leadership contest to replace her saw contenders feud over tactics and Sturgeon's legacy, particularly a bill she introduced to make it easier for people to legally change gender.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/world-news/ex-scottish-leader-nicola-sturgeon-released-after-arrest-by-police-in-party-finance-probe-7128434

Asked how often Sturgeon's name was being brought up on the doorstep, Sarwar added: "I think early on in police investigation, when there were arrests, it did come up on the doors.

Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-no-longer-being-30867026

However Ms Sturgeon's father Robin responded to Ms Regan's tweet by saying: "Totally disagree with this, members who left the party for whatever reason should not be allowed to jump back in to vote in the leadership election."

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23327222.snp-leadership-contest-hit-row-gets-vote/?ref=rss

Humza Yousaf on Monday won the race to become Scotland's new leader, its youngest and first from a minority ethnic background, charged with reviving a faltering independence movement after Nicola Sturgeon's long tenure.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/world/humza-yousaf-wins-scottish-leadership-race

Members were expected in the capital on March 19 to discuss Nicola Sturgeon's plans for a de facto referendum.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23327766.scotlands-next-first-minister-place-end-march/?ref=rss

Mr Bonnington, Ms Sturgeon's former law tutor, said that if the SNP Government's challenge is based on an alleged 'attack on the devolution settlement' then it 'is doomed to fail'.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11651561/Legal-battle-veto-doomed-Scottish-gender-reform-bill-mistake-legal-experts-say.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Mr Russell, is a former chief executive of the SNP, was constitution secretary in Ms Sturgeon's government until he stood down from Holyrood ahead of the 2021 election.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23396162.snp-calls-race-continue-positive-spirit-russell-steps/?ref=rss

Ms Lloyd was chief of staff from 2015 before a new role was created for her in 2021 as Ms Sturgeon's 'strategic policy and political adviser', for which she was paid between £90,565 to £108,062 a year.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11905379/One-Nicola-Sturgeons-aides-tried-force-Kate-Forbes-ditch-leadership-bid-allies-claim.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Speaking at Scottish Labour's conference in Edinburgh, Sir Keir suggested there would be Scots looking at his party with 'fresh eyes' in the wake of Ms Sturgeon's exit.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11768939/Keir-Starmer-says-Scottish-voters-look-Labour-fresh-eyes-Nicola-Sturgeons-exit.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Sturgeon's arrest comes a little over two months after her husband, former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, was also arrested in relation to the probe.

Source: https://theweek.com/united-kingdom/1024219/ex-scottish-leader-nicola-sturgeon-arrested-in-financial-probe

The extraordinary case enraged opponents to Ms Sturgeon's Gender Recognition Reform (GRR) Bill, who said it demonstrated the potential risks of allowing gender self-identification without the need for medical evidence or diagnosis.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11683625/Nicola-Sturgeon-opens-door-transgender-rapists-sent-womens-prisons.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Yousaf, 37, becomes the first to publicly announce his intention to stand after Sturgeon's surprise resignation earlier in the week, saying she had become too divisive and too tired to carry on.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/politics/scotlands-health-minister-announces-leadership-bid-c-9801927