Nicola Sturgeon says no one should be ‘celebrating’ crisis as PM talks about power of union
Boris Johnson was accused of using the coronavirus pandemic “as some kind of political weapon” by the Scottish first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, against a backdrop of rising tension over the future of the union.
Sturgeon accused the prime minster of “celebrating” the pandemic after Johnson used his first visit to Scotland since last December’s election to hammer home his message that the UK’s response to the virus exemplified the “sheer might” of the union. He claimed that it would have spelled economic “disaster” for Scotland if it had not been able to rely on the UK Treasury for assistance.
Continue reading…Nicola Sturgeon says no one should be ‘celebrating’ crisis as PM talks about power of unionCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson was accused of using the coronavirus pandemic “as some kind of political weapon” by the Scottish first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, against a backdrop of rising tension over the future of the union.Sturgeon accused the prime minster of “celebrating” the pandemic after Johnson used his first visit to Scotland since last December’s election to hammer home his message that the UK’s response to the virus exemplified the “sheer might” of the union. He claimed that it would have spelled economic “disaster” for Scotland if it had not been able to rely on the UK Treasury for assistance. Continue reading…