Gibraltar leader links to ‘personal cost’ of policy as Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon resigns

Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo sent his “best wishes” to Nicola Sturgeon after she stepped down as First Minister of Scotland.

Sturgeon said he would resign after eight years at the helm of Scotland due to the “brutality” of being on the front line.

And Picardo agreed with her, speaking of how “tough” she is at the top and how politics “has a personal cost that is too often ignored.”

Both leaders shared similar thoughts after the 2016 Brexit referendum.

They tried to find ways in which their respective nations could remain in the EU, without success.

“I have written to Nicola Sturgeon this afternoon to express my best wishes on behalf of Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar and the people of Gibraltar as she retires from 8 years of service as Prime Minister and over two decades at the forefront of politics. . Picardo said.

“I have had the pleasure of meeting the First Minister on a number of occasions in recent years as we have worked to explore and develop common interests between Scotland and Gibraltar post-Brexit.”

In June 2016, Picardo met with Sturgeon to discuss ways to keep areas of the UK within the EU when they overwhelmingly voted to stay.

Scotland voted 62% to remain in the EU, while 96% of Gibraltarians chose not to leave the bloc.

Picardo also discussed the price of frontline politics and how he understood Sturgeon’s decision in that light.

“The top flight of politics is harsh in all jurisdictions and comes at a personal cost that is too often ignored,” added the Chief Minister of Gibraltar.

His resignation came as support for the SNP waned just as it pushed for a referendum and the UK blocked a transgender bill it wanted to pass.

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