Thread by @theSNP

FM: "The Prime Minister's deal is a bad deal. A bad deal for the UK, and a bad deal for Scotland." #FMQs

FM: "I would say, gently, to Jackson Carlaw, even if every single SNP MP had voted for the deal earlier in the week, it would still have been heavily defeated, because the Prime Minister failed to persuade so many in her own side, in fact, in her own cabinet." #FMQs

FM: "I genuinely am struggling to believe that Jackson Carlaw is coming here to talk about a Twitter hashtag when the government led by his party is in meltdown, is a shambles, and is taking this country ever closer to the cliff edge." #FMQs

FM: "With the exception of Paul Masterton, every single Scottish Conservative MP has chosen to put loyalty to the Prime Minister ahead of the Scottish people. I'm afraid that is a fact." #FMQs

FM: "The Prime Minister has not managed to persuade those in her own party, let alone anyone else." #FMQs

FM: "Parliament has failed to resolve this issue and if they can't decide, the people should. That's a better way forward than the PM trying to bully the House of Commons into a bad deal. She should accept defeat, change course and open her mind to the right way forward." #FMQs

FM: "I do respect the outcome of the 2016 referendum - Scotland voted to remain in the EU. That's the best outcome for Scotland. If the Tories could ever find it within themselves to stand up for Scotland, they would recognise it's the best future for Scotland." #FMQs

FM: "The Government should be coming forward with a proposition to change the law so the UK does not crash out of the EU on the 29th of March with no deal." #FMQs

FM: "I think it's time for the House of Commons to take control of this, out of the hands of the Prime Minister and the government." #FMQs

FM: "The Secretary of State for Scotland can't even manage to rebel properly. He pathetically opted for an abstention to save his own job." #FMQs

FM: "One of the favourite catchphrases of the Tories is 'we said no and we mean it', perhaps they should start applying it to the government in London." #FMQs

FM: "I strongly condemn, as I'm sure everybody in the chamber does, any persecution of people from minority communities. Nobody should ever feel at risk because of their faith or beliefs." #FMQs

FM: "Sadly, asylum is a matter reserved to the UK Gov and handled by the Home Office but the @scotgov has consistently urged the Home Office to adopt fair and humane asylum policies." #FMQs

FM: "In terms of waiting times in the NHS, the Health Secretary recently published the Waiting Times Reduction Plan, we're investing £850m to make sure waiting times are reduced in areas where there are significant pressures." #FMQs

FM: "Scotland has a historic relationship with Malawi going back 150 years. They are our friends, we do a great deal of work in and for Malawi. We benefit a lot ourselves from that work. We stand with them at this difficult time and will do everything possible to help." #FMQs

FM: "I value all public sector workers and I thank them for the work that they do. On the police pay award, that's the best award for police officers anywhere in the UK. The Scottish Police Federation described it as the best pay award in 20 years." #FMQs

FM: "The Spring Statement underlines the chaos at the heart of the UK Government. It showed that the Chancellor has billions of pounds available that he could be investing in public services but has had to set aside for the chaotic mess that is Brexit." #FMQs

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Scottish Government confirmed investment of £85m in the Borderlands Growth Deal in the next 10 years.

Get the facts here: gov.scot/news/gbp-85-mi…

FM: "I thought the decision of the Labour group yesterday to vote against an increase in the Carers' Supplement was absolutely and utterly shameful. The only ones as I understand it in the Parliament that did that." #FMQs

FM: "Can I say to Michelle Ballantyne, if we are going to say that we are going to educate young people more to save for their retirement..." [1/2] #FMQs

FM: "..we should wonder what example it sets when over 2m women paid their national insurance contributions in full in expectation they would receive their state pension at a certain age only for that pension entitlement to be robbed from them by the UK Government." [2/2] #FMQs