THE First Minister has slammed attempts to "shoehorn" issues into pre-existing political debates during the coronavirus crisis.
Nicola Sturgeon has received much praise for her handling of the Covid-19 outbreak, including from Iain Duncan Smith - but that hasn't stopped efforts to score political points in the meantime.
The FM said: "Anybody who is trying to use the immediate challenges we face in tackling this virus, or to twist what I say in relation to some of these issues to make any kind of pre-existing, political or constitutional point, will not find me willing to play ball."
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I’m posting this as my standard response to anyone insisting on viewing the challenges of tackling this virus - and the decisions we take - through the prism of normal politics. All I care about just now is doing whatever is necessary to reduce the toll that the virus is taking. pic.twitter.com/ZQrZYoksrg
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) April 27, 2020
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