The comments come after the ex-party leader criticised the SNP campaign in a new foreword of her memoir released last week, claiming it lacked “vision” and “big-picture thinking”, while praising the Scottish Greens. But speaking to broadcaster Iain Dale during a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Sturgeon said she would not be jumping ship. She continued: "I joined the SNP at 16, I will die in the SNP. “I am not joining any other party. First Minister John Swinney said the party’s push for a fifth term in office was “strong”.