BRITAIN’S most influential woman gave an audience to a fellow female leader yesterday – hours after topping the BBC Women’s Hour “power list” of public figures.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who met the woman many National readers think should be known as Elizabeth I of Scotland at Holyroodhouse Palace ahead of a royal garden party, beat the likes of Angelina Jolie and Caitlyn Jenner to the top honour after “her party’s extraordinary performance in the recent Westminster election”.
Judging panel chair, journalist and broadcaster Emma Barnett, said: “Those who influence usually have the ear of the traditionally powerful – but are one step removed. Sometimes, as in the case of Nicola Sturgeon, they will be both the power-broker and the influencer.”
SNP MSP Sandra White said: “This is fantastic news for Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP and women across Scotland. As Scotland’s first female First Minister, Nicola has worked hard to show women and girls across Scotland that they can achieve their dreams if they work hard enough.”
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