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Nicola Sturgeon accused of using 'dangerous language' after claiming she 'detests' Tories
09.10.2022 - 14:55 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of using "dangerous language" as she took a swipe at the Conservatives.
The First Minister claimed today she would prefer a Labour government in Westminster to the Conservatives, but added: "I detest the Tories".
She told Laura Kuenssberg on the BBC: "If the question to me is would I prefer a Labour government over a Tory government – I detest the Tories and everything they stand for – so it’s not difficult to answer that question.”
Responding on the same programme, Tory minister Nadhim Zahawi said: "I think that language is really dangerous.
"I prefer to work with my colleagues in Scotland on delivering the freeports, the greenports, as I want to do with (Deputy First Minister) John Swinney and others.”
While Sturgeon said she would favour a Labour government, she added: “Being better than the Tories is not a high bar to cross right now.
"I think we need to see more of a radical alternative from Labour rather than just a pale imitation.
"If you’re asking me do I think either a Westminster Tory government or a Westminster Labour government are good enough for Scotland, then my answer to that is no."
The First Minister told the broadcaster she is disappointed that Labour leader Keir Starmer has “thrown in the towel” on re-joining the European Union.
"I worked very well with Keir Starmer on Brexit,” she said.
"I’m really disappointed that Keir Starmer has thrown in the towel on the European Union and no longer wants to take the UK or Scotland back into the European Union."
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