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| Alex Salmond during live broadcast of his resignation (L) and Nicola Sturgeon his deputy (R) Image credit: Salmond's Sky News Screengrab; Photo credit: Sturgeon's HEMEDIA |
Alex Salmond this afternoon
dramatically quit as Scotland's First Minister after voters rejected
independence, Sky News / Daily Mail are reporting.
The First Minister said he would
stand down in November to let the next generation take over the fight to lead
Scotland out of the Union.
Mr Salmond announced his departure
at a press conference this afternoon. He said 'party, Parliament and country'
would benefit from 'new leadership'.
But he fired a warning shot at
David Cameron not to go back on his promise to transfer sweeping new powers to
Holyrood within six months.
This afternoon's announcement
came after he was forced to accept that a majority of Scots had decided 'at
this stage' not to become an independent country. The 'No' campaign secured 55
per cent of the vote to the nationalists' 45 per cent.
Long-serving deputy Nicola Sturgeon
tipped to take over SNP leadership when Mr Salmond steps down in November.
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