Nicola Sturgeon has condemned Boris Johnson as “a complete and utter charlatan.”
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme, she added that the prospect of him becoming Prime Minister will “horrify” people in Scotland.
She made the comments following the former Mayor of London’s confirmation of his intention to run for leadership of the Conservative Party.
Ms Sturgeon said:
“I think it would lead to many more people thinking that the best future for Scotland is to be independent so that we can protect our interests, that we can take our own decisions, that we can co-operate with other independent countries across the European Union for our mutual interest.
“In other words, be a normal, progressive independent country.
“Boris Johnson, the guy who misled people in the Brexit vote, the guy who has only ever put his own interests first as far as I can see – a complete and utter charlatan in my opinion.”
When asked whether she felt sorry for the Prime Minister, Ms Sturgeon said:
“I as a leader, as somebody who’s First Minister, I understand the pressures of leadership.
“And I understand how tough and challenging, often lonely, that position is.
“So on a personal level, yes I can feel a degree of sympathy about the difficult set of circumstances she’s had to deal with.
“That said, I don’t think she has played the hand she was given particularly well.
“I think she’s taken a lot of decisions that nobody made her take that has made the situation a lot worse.”
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Nicola Sturgeon has condemned Boris Johnson as “a complete and utter charlatan.”
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme, she added that the prospect of him becoming Prime Minister will “horrify” people in Scotland.
She made the comments following the former Mayor of London’s confirmation of his intention to run for leadership of the Conservative Party.
Ms Sturgeon said:
“I think it would lead to many more people thinking that the best future for Scotland is to be independent so that we can protect our interests, that we can take our own decisions, that we can co-operate with other independent countries across the European Union for our mutual interest.
“In other words, be a normal, progressive independent country.
“Boris Johnson, the guy who misled people in the Brexit vote, the guy who has only ever put his own interests first as far as I can see – a complete and utter charlatan in my opinion.”
When asked whether she felt sorry for the Prime Minister, Ms Sturgeon said:
“I as a leader, as somebody who’s First Minister, I understand the pressures of leadership.
“And I understand how tough and challenging, often lonely, that position is.
“So on a personal level, yes I can feel a degree of sympathy about the difficult set of circumstances she’s had to deal with.
“That said, I don’t think she has played the hand she was given particularly well.
“I think she’s taken a lot of decisions that nobody made her take that has made the situation a lot worse.”
