(London) Andy Murray, future Prime Minister of Scotland? After Nicola Sturgeon’s surprise resignation on Wednesday, the tennis player joked on Twitter about his possible future in politics, a prospect that the leader humorously supported.
“An interesting vacancy. I was looking to enter politics after I finished playing,” the Scottish sportsman wrote on Twitter, sharing a BBC article announcing the resignation of Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday.
“I said that I will not support anyone to succeed me, but…. “Reacted shortly after the leader, in power for eight years, following her message with two laughing emojis.
The departure of this fierce Scottish independence activist is a shock to British political life.
Nicola Sturgeon, 52 and recently weakened by a controversial gender change law, however assured that her decision was carefully considered.
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Nicola Sturgeon
“I could have done a few more months, maybe six months, a year,” she said. “But over time, I would have had less and less energy for my work and I can only do it 100%.”
She refused to support a potential successor and no personality stands out among the names cited – her deputy John Swinney, the young finance minister Kate Forbes, the health minister Humza Yousaf or the former MP Angus Robertson.
At 35, Andy Murray, former world number 1 and three-time Grand Slam winner, has seen his career severely disrupted since 2017 by hip injuries, which even led him to consider retirement in 2019.