Scottish Tories erupt in LAUGHTER after Sturgeon praises SNP's record against Westminster
THE Scottish Tories erupted into loud laughter during this afternoon's session in the Scottish Parliament, when First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she did not compare the SNP's record to those in Westminster – seconds after she had compared the SNP's record to those in Westminster.
Sturgeon reduces Scottish Tories to hysterical LAUGHTER
The Scottish Parliament broke out in hysterics this afternoon from the Scottish Tory seats when Nicola Sturgeon appeared to make a bold U-turn in an extraordinarily short space of time.
Footage from Thursday's First Ministers's Questions shows Ruth Davidson and her Scottish Tory party colleagues reduced to laughter during Mrs Sturgeon's address.
The Scottish Tory leader had quizzed her SNP counterpart on the dismal record of her Scottish government on the NHS.
The Scottish Parliament broke out in hysterics this afternoon from the Scottish Tory seats
However, instead of answering the question put to her, the First Minister repeatedly turned to comparing the SNP's record with those across the border in Westminister.
Ms Sturgeon had been speaking about the standards of healthcare budget relative to the rest of the UK.
She then added: "We don’t judge ourselves on the standards elsewhere in the UK. We set our own standards."
This prompted the Tory MSPs to erupt into loud laughter, who pointed out the clear contradiction in her remarks.
Ruth Davidson and her Scottish Tory party colleagues reduced to laughter
Judge me by my promises tomorrows, not by my record today.
Ruth Davidson blasted Mrs Sturgeon in her subsequent remarks, adding: "Again, it’s the same old story from the SNP.
"Judge me by my promises tomorrow, instead of my record today."
The First Minister's Questions today focused largely on the figure spent on Scotland's NHS management, as well as child poverty benefits.