Nicola Sturgeon
(Picture: PA)Nicola Sturgeon was recently the victim of daylight robbery but luckily she managed to catch her thief.
Scotland’s First Minister was cruelly robbed after she took her shoes off to stand on some Astroturf, during a trip to a nursery near Stirling in which she set out government priorities for early years education.
And now there’s a shoe thief @NicolaSturgeon pic.twitter.com/6nv8I68Dgb
— Alison McCallum (@STVAlison) August 4, 2021
The perpetrator of the crime was a toddler who kneeled on the ground with her hands in the high-heels as the First Minister laughed behind her, appearing powerless to stop the brazen thief in her tracks. Unashamed about her crime, the toddle laughed, undeterred by the cameras witnessing her.
But later, Sturgeon confirmed she had managed to get her shoes back, to the relief of many.
I can report that the shoes were safely recovered 👠 https://t.co/V9DU4rv7Xc
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) August 4, 2021
Reacting to the incident, people found it ‘adorable’ rather than viewing it as an extremely egregious crime:
Aww love this photo! https://t.co/wYZqxiFum9
— 🏴 Kirsty Indy now Monty 🏴 (@kirstymontgome4) August 5, 2021
I love it. Anywhere in the world, toddlers love doing this with heels. As the great professor would say; ‘Why is this so?’
— Belle Wethergurl 🌈🇵🇸🏳️🌈☮️ (@TartNasty) August 4, 2021
Haha you can’t control the things kids do. This wee ones claim to fame in the future I think. I bet FM thinking I’m never getting them shoes back 🤦♀️😂
— Maryjane (@McleodMaryjane) August 4, 2021
I just love that picture ! Imagine when that wee one is older and she is told she pinched the First Minister's shoes 🤣🤣🤣
— Linda McAnespie (@lulumacca) August 4, 2021
That is adorable https://t.co/iN4kdnnnVB
— Peter Archie Guthrie (@peter_a_guthrie) August 4, 2021
Meanwhile, Sturgeon has had to cope with other difficult individuals as of late. After Prime Minister Boris Johnson turned down an invitation to hang out while he was in Scotland she said it was “strange” the PM would not meet her during his two-day visit to Scotland.
The first minister said “I don’t feel snubbed” but “most people will think it’s a bit odd” that Johnson declined an invitation.
Instead, he met police officers and visited a renewable energy project.
After her visit to the nursery, however, Sturgeon appeared to be in good spirits despite the attempted theft.
“Thanks to staff and children at the wonderful Fallin Nursery for a great visit this morning,” she wrote, adding that the new early learning policy she unveiled, doubling state-funded early education, was “giving children best start in life and saving families around £4900 a year”.
