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“These are human beings with real lives and the uncertainty and the fear that any of them face right now could be ended at a stroke if we had all the candidates for prime minister simply say that the right to remain here is not in question and I call again upon Theresa May and on the current prime minster to do that. That would be the humane thing to do and I even at this stage hope that that's a direction they will take.”

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Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon is a Scottish politician currently serving as the First Minister of Scotland. Born on July 19, 1970, in Dundee, Scotland, she graduated from the University of Edinburgh. Sturgeon has held a prominent role within the Scottish National Party, serving as the Deputy Leader of the Scottish Parliament. During the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, she led the SNP's campaign for Scottish independence. In 2017, she was re-elected as First Minister, becoming the first female First Minister in Scottish history. more

“This is about sending a very strong message that Scotland does want to stay in the European Union and we're an open country, a good place to live, work, study and to do business and it's really important as we take forward what will be challenging work ahead of us, that we send those messages.”

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Author:Nicola Sturgeon

“There's a truly unbelievable story in the paper today, that a young brother and sister... have been turned down for adoption by their own grandparents... If that weren't enough, the siblings are now to be adopted by two complete strangers against the wishes of the grandparents... And as if that weren't enough, the two strangers are a gay couple, who have been selected ahead of several heterosexual couples.”