Nicola Sturgeon grilled over using pandemic to further Scottish Independence cause

If she had decided to politicise the pandemic - an accusation she denies - Nicola Sturgeon accepted it would have been a “betrayal”.
The former first minister has been accused in the inquiry of using the pandemic to push for Scottish independence, with lead counsel Jamie Dawson KC asking if such a move would be a “considerable betrayal of the Scottish people”.
“If I had at any point decided to politicise a global pandemic that was robbing people of their lives and livelihoods, and educational opportunities, and had decided in the face of that to prioritise campaigning for independence, then, yes, it absolutely would have been as you described,” Ms Sturgeon said.
“Which is precisely why I didn’t do it - I wouldn’t have done it.”
Nicola Sturgeon said she “knows for a fact” it is possible for her to make decisions without seeing them through the prism of independence.
She said she had not thought “less” about politics and independence than she did during the Covid-19 pandemic.
She said she wanted to assure the inquiry that none of the decisions she took were “influenced in any way” by political considerations or by trying to gain advantage in the goal of independence.
She said: “I was motivated solely by trying to do the best we could to keep people as safe as possible.”
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  • @stephenmcstay8962
    @stephenmcstay89624 ай бұрын

    A liar, nothing more nothing less.

  • @Steviemacdonald6594

    @Steviemacdonald6594

    4 ай бұрын

    A despicable liar

  • @fastyaveit

    @fastyaveit

    3 ай бұрын

    A politicians job is to evade the truth and spin the lies

  • @samanthalansley7171
    @samanthalansley71714 ай бұрын

    I thought she was a poor leader. Too blinkered on independence but her replacement is much worse.

  • @jacpat5372

    @jacpat5372

    3 ай бұрын

    Her replacement is downright dangerous.

  • @cooperization
    @cooperization4 ай бұрын

    What a bloody liar.

  • @RubyRuby-iz4oo
    @RubyRuby-iz4oo4 ай бұрын

    What a load of BS!

  • @lindseydickens5661

    @lindseydickens5661

    4 ай бұрын

    Absolute drama queen, me, me, me .

  • @latchmere100
    @latchmere1004 ай бұрын

    Was she crying while people were dieing. No, she was too busy trying to push for independence. What a hard hearted piece of work.

  • @jimmymcdonald426

    @jimmymcdonald426

    3 ай бұрын

    Yes

  • @kgarrett1404
    @kgarrett14044 ай бұрын

    Her SNP policies were controlled and driven by her obsession with independence. The Scottish people suffered as a result. Camper van grift hopefully will be brought to court soon.

  • @trevorhart545

    @trevorhart545

    4 ай бұрын

    WRONG. Independence was the LAST outcome Nicola Sturgeon wanted. To keep her job and the role as a European Commissioner she needed to be in the UK in the EU. BREXIT killed her dream so she set out to REVENGE the destruction of her dream! Scots DIED because of that.

  • @thedangler1754

    @thedangler1754

    4 ай бұрын

    I hadn't heard anything else about the camper van, so very please this could end up in court

  • @billyanderson7024

    @billyanderson7024

    3 ай бұрын

    and drive with a desire simply to be different for the sake of it.... Such as......Tier levels 1 to 5 in England and 0 to 4 in Scotland thereafter. 🦧🙄What a load of BS....a simple case of differentiation from England for no good reason other than showing themselves as 'different'

  • @christopherfranklin972
    @christopherfranklin9724 ай бұрын

    All they need to do is show some of her covid briefings ... pure independence propaganda.

  • @mollymouse4900
    @mollymouse49004 ай бұрын

    When will this monster go to jail ?????

  • @calderden

    @calderden

    4 ай бұрын

    Never I'm sad to say

  • @TriumInfinitum
    @TriumInfinitum4 ай бұрын

    Shameless feigned crocodile tears,she is not a good actress.

  • @Leepatrick3868

    @Leepatrick3868

    4 ай бұрын

    But she’s a good thief

  • @stewartwallwork6505
    @stewartwallwork65054 ай бұрын

    Independence her sole objective sod everything else.

  • @mikebrough3434

    @mikebrough3434

    4 ай бұрын

    To be fair, that's what we voted her in to do.

  • @calderden

    @calderden

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@mikebrough3434lots of us didn't vote for that little dwarf

  • @Strength-in-Union

    @Strength-in-Union

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@mikebrough3434 ... but she killed yer granny instead!

  • @mikebrough3434

    @mikebrough3434

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Strength-in-Union She was 20 years too late for that.

  • @Strength-in-Union

    @Strength-in-Union

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@mikebrough3434 so you'll be blaming Margaret Thatcher then?

  • @johncolley7643
    @johncolley76434 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 oh no it’s not, oh yes it is, cranky’s pantomime continues.

  • @anglerman10
    @anglerman104 ай бұрын

    She is a liar and a control freak. The people will never forget what your party have done.

  • @fat-shotgolf2937
    @fat-shotgolf29374 ай бұрын

    Shes under oath, and yet, she still lies! Has she no moral compass?

  • @101wildgoose

    @101wildgoose

    4 ай бұрын

    She lied when she took her oath of office. She swore allegiance to the Queen, her heirs and successors. You can't be loyal to the Queen if you are trying to break up her kingdom against her wishes.

  • @calderden

    @calderden

    4 ай бұрын

    None what so ever

  • @daffytree2605

    @daffytree2605

    4 ай бұрын

    She actually never placed her hand on a Bible when she took the oath,so that was the first lie.

  • @sircxx8621

    @sircxx8621

    3 ай бұрын

    No, none whatsoever

  • @sircxx8621

    @sircxx8621

    3 ай бұрын

    @@daffytree2605Ffs

  • @Glasguensis
    @Glasguensis4 ай бұрын

    This KC is excellent - calmly relentless.

  • @Wench1888
    @Wench18884 ай бұрын

    We voted NO Nicolarse back in 2014. What part do you not understand ? People died through your independence vanity project.

  • @routeman680
    @routeman6804 ай бұрын

    Instead of answering yes or no, she gives a speech, rambling about education and her life story. The KC or the chairman of the inquiry should shut her up.

  • @OldManRunning-dj7qi

    @OldManRunning-dj7qi

    4 ай бұрын

    I think they let her do this to some extent - her motor mouth approach to answering simple questions can provide plenty of rope that in turn the KC can use during further questioning down the line. It’s all recorded.

  • @Max_Vight
    @Max_Vight4 ай бұрын

    See seems to forget her discusson with Liz LLoyd about having a good old rammy with the UK government.

  • @Puffball-ll1ly
    @Puffball-ll1ly4 ай бұрын

    Shes not very good at getting Independence is she?

  • @michellelandale1187
    @michellelandale11874 ай бұрын

    I can’t listen to her the scam is up.

  • @brianeaston3748

    @brianeaston3748

    4 ай бұрын

    She doesn't answer a question,she just keeps talking, talking, talking!

  • @MrDavidht
    @MrDavidht4 ай бұрын

    Her only instinct was to posture during the pandemic as to how well she was handling affairs in Scotland related to the pandemic.

  • @sircxx8621

    @sircxx8621

    3 ай бұрын

    Exactly 👏👏👏

  • @101wildgoose
    @101wildgoose4 ай бұрын

    5:30 She remembered a meeting? In an inquiry? You remembered something Nicola??? Congratulations 🎉, makes a change. Good to see your memory has improved. I was expecting another day of, "I don't recall/that's not my recollection/I'd have to check that".

  • @karenrobinson129
    @karenrobinson1294 ай бұрын

    My god,she lies so easily!

  • @user-gq5wb5bt8h
    @user-gq5wb5bt8h4 ай бұрын

    Do you know who I am ??? I’m Nicola and I’m untouchable!!

  • @user-ul1qp3bl2l
    @user-ul1qp3bl2l4 ай бұрын

    Her whole attitude is outrage that anybody dare question or interrogate her

  • @jimtennant7753
    @jimtennant77534 ай бұрын

    Incredible re-call on some specifics but not on others that are relevant. 1

  • @kurgan-er2ez
    @kurgan-er2ez4 ай бұрын

    She should be in prison

  • @sircxx8621

    @sircxx8621

    3 ай бұрын

    Absolutely, and for a very long time

  • @ralph3428
    @ralph34284 ай бұрын

    The question I would have asked is why did you put covid patients into nursing homes when you had an empty SECC waiting to be used but never was costing the taxpayers millions?

  • @brianeaston3748

    @brianeaston3748

    4 ай бұрын

    Very good point

  • @glasweedgian

    @glasweedgian

    4 ай бұрын

    Because London had 1.That was her train of thought.. do what Westminster did 2 days later but add anything to make it look different.

  • @jamesmason8944

    @jamesmason8944

    4 ай бұрын

    Because the SECC was a farce. There was no staff to look after people in that place. It was like a set on a television show, a bed a chair a hand wash station. No proper ventilation or heating. It was a Brian Rix farce if you are old enough to remember that. Look carefully at the limited photos of it.

  • @kimwexlersponytail
    @kimwexlersponytail4 ай бұрын

    My insinct is to strongly keep independence away from thick SNP Galoots 🤷

  • @matthewcooney6525

    @matthewcooney6525

    3 ай бұрын

    Crooks and nothing less

  • @robertrankin9130
    @robertrankin91304 ай бұрын

    Arrest the crook for screwing my country.

  • @Culbokie_croft
    @Culbokie_croft4 ай бұрын

    She has been skewered!

  • @brianeaston3748
    @brianeaston37484 ай бұрын

    She definitely tried to separate Scotland from the uk and always do things differently not because of the pandemic but to always push her obsession of independence,this lawyer is the only person I've seen really question her, she's definitely getting the rammy she wanted now

  • @grahameheatlie2640
    @grahameheatlie26404 ай бұрын

    Sometimes liars make it so blatantly obvious they are lying. This is gringeworthy.

  • @delboy8569
    @delboy85694 ай бұрын

    Yeh whatever Sturgeon.

  • @vtechead1
    @vtechead14 ай бұрын

    I was waiting on the violin player appearing behind her. Big long story like answers, swaying away from the initial question, to waste time and reduce the number of questions being asked. Talked a lot and said nothing.

  • @andrewmacaulay9272
    @andrewmacaulay92724 ай бұрын

    CAMPERVAN

  • @calderden

    @calderden

    4 ай бұрын

    And the rest

  • @ferizsolnai
    @ferizsolnai4 ай бұрын

    And I didn't bring my homework because the dog ate it.

  • @1chish
    @1chish3 ай бұрын

    On 'Brexit' she deliberately forgets that we officially left the EU in January 2020. A month before we knew COVID existed. And yes it was indeed a transitional year until January2021. So it was not 'policy' it was a constitutional fact people had to work on it. Unlike the dream of Independence.

  • @geoffreyholloway5657
    @geoffreyholloway56574 ай бұрын

    Leader 😅😅😅😅😅A bloody dictator by the sound of it. Government lol.

  • @michellelandale1187
    @michellelandale11873 ай бұрын

    I had to listen to you every day can’t listen anymore.

  • @trevorhart545
    @trevorhart5454 ай бұрын

    Less than 2 minutes in Nicola is NOT talking about her decisions but, in her words, "all the mistakes I made". Yet, earlier it was ALL the Scottish Government decisions? So Nicola Sturgeon is IMPLYING that her mistakes were NOT HER FAULT she was following Scottish Government decisions so SHE IS NOT TO BLAME! What a Snake! No wonder she spent WEEKS practising her responses, she is deflecting all the blame while accepting "the burden she carries every minute of every day" because she was following "GUIDANCE" In other words NOT MY FAULT, NOT MY PROBLEM. Nicola accepts NO BLAME FOR HER DECISIONS.

  • @mercedessl8718
    @mercedessl87184 ай бұрын

    How can she asleep at night after giving these answers?

  • @Strength-in-Union

    @Strength-in-Union

    4 ай бұрын

    Through many years of practice

  • @mercedessl8718

    @mercedessl8718

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Strength-in-Union agreed but it is so plain to see she is lying even under oath. How can we criticise despots in russia when this is happening in the uk. You know I actually wanted Scotland to gain independence God knows how they would have survived with the SNP in power

  • @Strength-in-Union

    @Strength-in-Union

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@mercedessl8718No way! I can't understand how anyone could ever have believed SNP pish. They have always been a gang of daftie dreamers. In the last 20 years, for some strange reason, they have fooled so many people. Thankfully, most of us knew it from the start. Sadly, a huge chunk of Scotland has been hoodwinked - and even when faced with unarguable proof, they will support the SNP.

  • @jennyporraz

    @jennyporraz

    4 ай бұрын

    Not all Scot’s don’t want independence as noted in 2014 we said no ,

  • @jacpat5372
    @jacpat53723 ай бұрын

    So how many referendums will the SNP need to accept the publics vote/ reference?

  • @ginskimpivot753
    @ginskimpivot7534 ай бұрын

    Nicola Sturgeon - SNP virtual conference, 20 November 2020 - not politicising Covid... *_"You know, one of the arguments often used against independence is that in tough times we need the 'broad shoulders' of the UK. Well, right now, we are living through the toughest of times. The Scottish Government hasn't got everything right - far from it. But I doubt there are many people in Scotland who would have wanted Westminster to be more in charge of our pandemic response."_* *_"In the depth of crisis, we have looked to and trusted our own government and Parliament to steer us through. We should do the same now as we look to rebuild. Our opponents will argue independence is a distraction from that. They could not be more wrong."_*

  • @raygem1943
    @raygem194318 күн бұрын

    Betrayal of the Scottish Electorate 😡😡😡😡🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @w.o.o.d.y
    @w.o.o.d.y4 ай бұрын

    Any wonder why Scotland is in such a mess when Sturgeon confirmed that "Her" government were continuously working on independence ?? I thought the MP's were paid to look after the peoples interests, not their own agendas...or am I missing something ??

  • @1chish
    @1chish3 ай бұрын

    I am amazed she was able to recall anything about COVID.....

  • @user-wn3qy5sz6z
    @user-wn3qy5sz6z4 ай бұрын

    Now she knows how the public despise her. Go to jail,straight to jail

  • @philipspoors7115
    @philipspoors71153 ай бұрын

    2:00 minutes in...... "all the mistakes i made " Sums her up really.

  • @honestjohn5450
    @honestjohn54504 ай бұрын

    Boo hoo…..Doesn’t fool anyone……

  • @calderden

    @calderden

    4 ай бұрын

    Only stupid SNP voters

  • @cycleSCUBA

    @cycleSCUBA

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@calderden- yep, it'll be 'They big bad tories made ma Nicola cry, so independence now!!'

  • @ziggyironic
    @ziggyironic4 ай бұрын

    She's a liar. End of.

  • @stephenford8775
    @stephenford87754 ай бұрын

    I watched it and when travel corridors was talked about, they wouldn't put Spain on it because they may be funny about them joining the EU.

  • @user-st1mp9hu1m
    @user-st1mp9hu1m3 ай бұрын

    Nicoliar's obsession was independence pure and simple and was not going to let anything stand in it's way regardless of who it hurt and what businesses suffered and now WE HAVE ALL seen the consequences of her actions

  • @leslieashton77
    @leslieashton773 ай бұрын

    It was plain to see from day 1 that the snp were politicising the pandemic, Sturgeon perhaps had a more selfish motive, this was a chance for her to use the pandemic to promote herself alongside the desire to use covid in the case of independence. She really could cry from one eye if asked.

  • @EpicAelflaed
    @EpicAelflaed3 ай бұрын

    Sturgeon wanted all the power for herself - not answering to the uk government. She didn’t offer her manifesto of how Scotland was going to benefit from a permanent split from the union. She was obsessed and power hungry for independence - it was cringy at times with her rants about it

  • @geoffwright9570
    @geoffwright95703 ай бұрын

    There are enough uninhabited islands around the UK for herself and her camper to have all the independence she wants. There might be the odd ferry hiccup though.

  • @latchmere100
    @latchmere1004 ай бұрын

    All the evidence was on what's app

  • @levidiesel
    @levidiesel3 ай бұрын

    Can't think why the vast majority of people hate this woman 😂

  • @dickdastardly1085
    @dickdastardly10853 ай бұрын

    I cant believe the snp are still polling the same numbers . They would vote for pol pot if it meant independence .

  • @lunchbox6975
    @lunchbox69754 ай бұрын

    Why can't Killie Krankie just stop lying. She's been caught out and each answer she starts turtling.

  • @raygem1943
    @raygem194318 күн бұрын

    Guilty 😡😡😡😡😡

  • @delboy3425
    @delboy34254 ай бұрын

    liar

  • @morry27jd24
    @morry27jd244 ай бұрын

    Nicoliar

  • @andrewrose7800
    @andrewrose78004 ай бұрын

    Spent her life in the pursuit of Scottish Independence. And learning how to bend the truth.

  • @djh.
    @djh.4 ай бұрын

    We have the technology, such as fMRI or even a polygraph, where it seems reasonable that these torrents of lies could be immediately evidenced and then used to further necessary judicial proceedings.

  • @jonah9861
    @jonah98614 ай бұрын

    Trans prison for her/him.

  • @Keepingthefaith72
    @Keepingthefaith723 ай бұрын

    If you look up the word meaning " VERBOSE" in the dictionary it Has Nicola Sturgeon's name in bold letters. She can't answer a question without turning it into a 5-minute -bore-fest ......

  • @raygem1943
    @raygem19433 ай бұрын

    A born lier 😡🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @dorothyross3167
    @dorothyross31674 ай бұрын

    Blind Ambition Blind destruction on a wing and a prayer,?

  • @ianmoir5423
    @ianmoir54234 ай бұрын

    Should just lock her up and throw away the key.

  • @mercedessl8718
    @mercedessl87184 ай бұрын

    Liar

  • @andrewthorpe9807
    @andrewthorpe98073 ай бұрын

    Absolute BS

  • @colinneilson2630
    @colinneilson26304 ай бұрын

    just not believable. she's a performer

  • @chrisBaxter-ly8or
    @chrisBaxter-ly8or3 ай бұрын

    Liar Liar yea tartan pants are on fire

  • @MultiMeg101
    @MultiMeg1013 ай бұрын

    Worse

  • @thedangler1754
    @thedangler17544 ай бұрын

    Frankly, if the majority of Scottish people think the same as Krankie, then unfortunately we should let Scotland leave the Union, and leave the Scottish people to their current majority SNP/Green government. I find this woman totally loathsome.

  • @jayaitch2194

    @jayaitch2194

    4 ай бұрын

    NO! She and Useless Yousaf et al DO NOT represent the view of the majority of Scots, we're stuck with this as a result of PR.

  • @jaytemp4203

    @jaytemp4203

    4 ай бұрын

    The majority of the Scottish people don't agree with her, that's the point you melt

  • @thedangler1754

    @thedangler1754

    4 ай бұрын

    @@jaytemp4203 Enough over 16 years to give the SNP the majority party...thats the result !

  • @Haggis984

    @Haggis984

    3 ай бұрын

    See this is what i dont like about you unionists that you think just bc we want independence you think we agree with everything they do, are you that narrow-minded to think we that stupid. you are mistaken

  • @jaytemp4203

    @jaytemp4203

    3 ай бұрын

    @@thedangler1754 if you have no clue what you're going on about, why comment? If you never commented, nobody would know you're dumb

  • @ralph3428
    @ralph34284 ай бұрын

    Anyone seen Scottish ross😂

  • @grww4056

    @grww4056

    4 ай бұрын

    A deluded and completely brainwashed separatist, right here folks…

  • @monkeynews8311

    @monkeynews8311

    3 ай бұрын

    Desperately trying to google a statistic that'll make himself feel better probably.

  • @topnotchpiperdad
    @topnotchpiperdad4 ай бұрын

    25 civil service are still fekin working on it,and a independence fekin minister,

  • @brianeaston3748
    @brianeaston37484 ай бұрын

    Blah blah blah!

  • @leeanthony8034
    @leeanthony80344 ай бұрын

    Who did then ,who chaired the meeting ?

  • @matthewcooney6525
    @matthewcooney65253 ай бұрын

    She can cry out of one eye if she has to

  • @davidwicks7543
    @davidwicks75434 ай бұрын

    I don't believe a word she says, ditto Yousaf. Consummate liars the lot of them...!!

  • @tommykeenan4930
    @tommykeenan49304 ай бұрын

    She was dancing on the head of a pin

  • @garyhutcheon5900
    @garyhutcheon59004 ай бұрын

    Liar soon as you open the mooooo

  • @Theresaisabiologicalwoman
    @Theresaisabiologicalwoman3 ай бұрын

    👿 lying 👿

  • @stewartwallwork6505
    @stewartwallwork65054 ай бұрын

    Selective memory at work when it suits her narrative

  • @checkbox1234
    @checkbox12344 ай бұрын

    Jail her jail all of them

  • @user-kw1ib6mm5n
    @user-kw1ib6mm5n4 ай бұрын

    Let me tell U gal Ur not my lil' boo thang So I don't give a hoot what U think.🤩

  • @rodcoles5972
    @rodcoles59724 ай бұрын

    Stop complaining...you all voted SNP.

  • @JosephinePeppard-kx2xc
    @JosephinePeppard-kx2xc4 ай бұрын

    Nasty comments

  • @harrisonfn755
    @harrisonfn7553 ай бұрын

    Queen of Scotland

  • @jimmymcdonald426

    @jimmymcdonald426

    3 ай бұрын

    😂😂

  • @user-cn7pk4cw9w
    @user-cn7pk4cw9w4 ай бұрын

    She wasn't grilled. She was let off lightly

  • @bryanmcghee3213
    @bryanmcghee32134 ай бұрын

    Evil murdering Hob-Goblin juu's got them to do it.

  • @craiglappin6987
    @craiglappin69874 ай бұрын

    What happened to her memory ? Normaly its i cant re call .she now remembers everything

  • @tictock3442
    @tictock34424 ай бұрын

    usual unionist pish.

  • @edwardhowie6102

    @edwardhowie6102

    4 ай бұрын

    Usual Natzs lies and dishonesty.

  • @AD270479

    @AD270479

    4 ай бұрын

    By that you mean 'facts'? I bet you never even watched & listened to her blatantly lie eh? Another blind Nat that's pays no attention to facts & just rabbles the same old Nat soundbites.

  • @charleslouden6600

    @charleslouden6600

    4 ай бұрын

    You go tell that to the people that lossed love ones through your vote.

  • @garethlock50

    @garethlock50

    4 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂 We were waiting for the staunch, disgruntled Sturgeon lover. Hello!😂😂😂

  • @daffytree2605

    @daffytree2605

    4 ай бұрын

    So you admit what came out of Medusa's mouth was pish.