During her resignation speech in February, Nicola Sturgeon said she would champion care-experienced young people and has now written of her “burning” duty to those in this position
Nicola Sturgeon has said she is "thinking long and hard" about becoming a foster mum now that she has resigned as First Minister.
READ MORE: Hunt for Glasgow yobs who rammed car into home of Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel ends with no arrests In her article, she wrote: “There are few, if any, encounters lodged more firmly in my heart than those I had with young people who were, or had been, in the care ‘system’. She continued: “I was persuaded that the ‘system’ – despite the best efforts of the dedicated men and women who work in it – was broken. We – government, society – too often let our most vulnerable children down at the time they need us most.”
“I know my successor as First Minister is as committed to The Promise as I am. But if I ever get the sense that government is not prioritising the change it demands, I will say so – loudly and clearly.
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