.@Ianblackford_MP: "Last night, the Prime Minister claimed “we truly did everything we could” to avoid the deaths of 100,000 people across the UK from Covid-19. But we all know that’s simply not true." #PMQs
.@Ianblackford_MP: "The UK government’s response has been defined by a lack of leadership, last minute u-turns, mixed messaging and devastating policies all of this has had an effect on the scale of the pandemic." #PMQs
.@Ianblackford_MP: "Prime Minister, since the start of this pandemic you’ve promised to always follow the advice of scientists.
Well, this morning, scientists have said that this government is responsible for a “legacy of poor decisions” during this pandemic." #PMQs
.@Ianblackford_MP: "This isn’t about apportioning blame for honest mistakes - but it is about learning lessons from a Prime Minister who has repeatedly ignored the scientific advice." #PMQs
.@Ianblackford_MP: "When we called on the Prime Minister to introduce tough border controls last Spring - he refused.
When we told the Prime Minister it was a mistake to end lockdown prematurely, and push millions of workers back to the office - he ignored us." #PMQs
.@Ianblackford_MP: "When we said tough restrictions and full furlough support were still needed - he dithered, delayed and left it too late." #PMQs
.@Ianblackford_MP: "People have been asked to make huge sacrifices by this government, the least they deserve now is financial certainty. Tell people straight Prime Minister." #PMQs
.@Ianblackford_MP: "Will this UK government extend furlough, maintain the Universal Credit uplift and finally, finally offer support for the 3 million excluded.
Or will he leave families struggling with the uncertainty while he dithers and delays?" #PMQs
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.@KateForbesMSP: "Today’s Budget comes almost a year after the first case of COVID-19 was notified in Scotland. The pandemic has shaken our society and economy to their core." #ScotBudget
.@KateForbesMSP: "Every life has been impacted, and every single life lost has been a tragedy. Livelihoods have been up-ended. Frontline services have responded in remarkable ways." #ScotBudget
.@KateForbesMSP: "And of course our collective fight to overcome the virus continues. The exceptional circumstances require an exceptional response." #ScotBudget
📺 Watch First Minister @NicolaSturgeon deliver an update on the latest Covid statistics, including vaccination numbers, in @ScotParl - before taking questions from MSPs in #FMQs.
First Minister @NicolaSturgeon at #FMQs: "I will give a breif update to today's statistics. 1,201 new cases were reported yesterday, that is 5.6% of all of the tests carried out."
NS: "The total number of cases now stands at 176,533. There are currently 1,938 in hospital, that is a decrease of 33 from yesterday". #FMQs
There's hardly enough space in an article to contain what Boris Johnson thinks of Scotland, devolution, Scottish spending, and the NHS... so here's a thread 👇
1⃣ Just a few months ago, Boris Johnson said devolution is "a disaster".
2⃣ While Boris Johnson seemingly liked devolution as Mayor of London, he told Tory MPs he did not "currently see a case" for devolving more powers from Westminster to Scotland and other nations.
First Minister @NicolaSturgeon: "Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us today. Let me give you, as usual, today's statistics. The number of positive cases reported yesterday was 1,330. That represents 6.2% of the total number of tests carried out."
NS: "The number of confirmed cases in Scotland overall now stands at 175,432. 394 of today's new cases were in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 245 in Lanarkshire and 135 in Lothian. The remaining cases are spread across 9 other health board areas."
NS: "I can also tell you that, by 8:30 this morning, 462,092 had received their first dose of the Covid vaccine, and that includes 56% of over-80 year olds living in the community."
📣 @KeithBrownSNP: "The people of Scotland should have the choice of a way out of this Tory austerity-laden, Brexit Britain - and if they vote for a pro-independence majority in May, they will have that choice."
📣 @KeithBrownSNP: "Democracy deniers in the US, just like the pound-shop Donald Trumps in the Tory party, got swept away.
Donald Trump failed to stop democracy, and so will Boris Johnson's Tories." #scotnight
First Minister @NicolaSturgeon: "Hello there, thanks for joining us again today. I will give you today's statistics, as usual. The number of positive cases reported yesterday was 752. That is 8.6% of the total number of tests carried out."
NS: "The total number of confirmed cases is now 172,953. 224 of the new cases were in Greater Glasgow & Clyde, 138 in Lanarkshire, and 87 in Ayrshire & Arran. The remaining cases were across 10 other health board areas."
NS: "In addition, I can tell you that 2,016 people are in hospital, that's 6 more than yesterday, and 151 people are in intensive care which is 6 fewer than yesterday."