# Rishi Sunak tries to lead the UK **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 24, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rishi-sunak-tries-to-lead-the-uk/973706 "2022-10-24T13:07:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 311
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rishi-sunak-tries-to-lead-the-uk/973706/311 "2023-02-15T16:40:57Z")
See here for dedicated thread on point: > [@Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon unexpectedly resigns {2023-02-15}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotlands-first-minister-nicola-sturgeon-unexpectedly-resigns-2023-02-15/979819): > > Breaking and very surprising news: Nicola Sturgeon, who has been First Minister of Scotland’s devolved parliament for 8 years, has announced this morning that she will be resigning. The press conference is at 11am UK time. Sturgeon is a formidable politician - easily head and shoulders above not only her opposition but also her potential replacements. She became First Leader in late 2014 in the wake of the lost Independence Referendum, replacing Alec Salmond. Over 8 years, she has maintained a… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rishi-sunak-tries-to-lead-the-uk/973706)._