Scottish Tories attack ‘skewed priorities’ in Nicola Sturgeon’s keynote speech
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Scottish Tories attack ‘skewed priorities’ in Nicola Sturgeon’s keynote speech

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This was red meat for the SNP faithful but it didn’t even have the pretence of being the speech of a First Minister of Scotland Douglas Ross Mr Ross said: “Ordinary Scots watching Nicola Sturgeon’s narrow, independence-obsessed speech will have been dismayed at her skewed priorities. Ms Baillie, the party’s deputy leader, said: “I can’t help but agree with one line of Nicola Sturgeon’s speech today – she and the SNP can do better. Just like there was nothing on ferries, long Covid or mental health Alex Cole-Hamilton “No amount of spin can hide the SNP’s disastrous governance of this country – or its dangerous stewardship of the NHS.” Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton referred to the speech as a “Groundhog Day address” and suggested Ms Sturgeon should have apologised to people on NHS waiting lists. This is what climate leadership looks like Maggie Chapman “The next election will be a chance to change our country’s future and move on from the divisions of the past, starting with ditching the twin nationalisms of the SNP and Conservatives.” But the Scottish Greens said the announcement of £50 million in funding for 22 net-zero projects sends a “bold message to the world” on Scotland’s resistance against the use of oil and gas.

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