David Baird, a North Lanarkshire councillor in Mossend and Holytown, has delivered a scathing review of the Scottish First Minister’s job as the SNP leader. Mr Baird insisted he “don’t have an axe to grind” after quitting the SNP and joining Alex Salmond ’s pro-independence Alba party.

       He told the Daily Record: “As leader of the SNP she’s the worst since Gordon Wilson.

       “I don’t think she is leading the party very well.

       “Where is the energy company we were supposed to have? Where is the replacement for the council tax?”

       Speaking on his decision to leave the SNP, he added: “It’s heartbreaking.

       “It’s been part of me. It’s like losing an arm and a leg.”

       Ms Sturgeon is expected to rip up her promise to bring forward a second independence referendum as Scotland heads to a “position of safety” in the coronavirus crisis.

       Michael Russell, director of the party’s independence unit commissioned with bringing forward a second vote, suggested separation would be an aim as Scotland “turns to recovery”.

       He said: “After what we have all been through, that recovery must ensure that we really do build back better - for our families, our communities, and our country.

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