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Tributes paid to former MSP Kay Ullrich who predicted rise of Nicola Sturgeon after her death

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Kay Ullrich, who served as a list member for the West of Scotland from 1999-2003, was a life-long campaigner for independence.The mother-of-two was retired and living in Dreghorn.

The First Minister said today she was "devastated" by Ullrich's death.In a tweet, the SNP leader said: "I’m devastated by this news.

Kay was a dear friend and one of the most influential figures in my life. "A lifelong advocate of independence, she was an SNP member for 55 years and a respected former MSP.

I’ll miss her so much." It was during the 1987 general election campaign that a 16-year-old Sturgeon knocked on the door of Ullrich's Ayrshire home to ask if she could help on her campaign to become MP for Cunninghame South.

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