A junior minister from the Scottish Greens faced criticism for her remarks on the Labour Party's stance on green policies and independence. Some commentators argued that her comments were taken out of context, while others deemed them damaging to the pro-independence party.
Some commentators suggested the junior minister ’s comments were taken out of context as she stated during the interview on theElsewhere, others criticised Slater’s remarks and said they were “damaging” to the pro-independence party.
However, SNP backbencher Fergus Ewing took a dig at Slater while criticising remarks made by First Minister Humza Yousaf on Alba defector Ash Regan. They added: “That’s not true, you like many others haven’t listened to the interview properly. I was at the Edinburgh march and Lorna Slater was at the front with her banner, leading the Greens.”
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