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Nicola Sturgeon on coronavirus, Alex Salmond and ‘No-Deal Brexit’ - BBC Newsnight
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10:10Now PlayingScottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon talks to Kirsty Wark about her government’s response to coronavirus, allegations of a conspiracy to bring down Alex Salmond and whether we should remove statues and street names of people who profited from the slave trade. Subscribe to our channel here
47% of all coronavirus deaths in Scotland were in care homes. In an interview with Newsnight’s Kirsty Wark, Nicola Sturgeon rejected suggestions her government’s handling of the crisis in care homes was a fundamental mistake in public policy.
The first minister also said the impact of a no-deal Brexit would be “pretty catastrophic” and to add the economic impact of that onto the hit of coronavirus would be “an unthinkable thing to do”.
Ms Sturgeon also said allegations that her allies tried to bring down former First Minister Alex Salmond is a “heap of nonsense” and there was “no conspiracy” against her predecessor.
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