It may be the the last First Minister’s Questions before Christmas, but no one in Scottish Parliament is in the festive spirit. After the SNP announced a winter budget that would make even Scrooge seem upbeat, it’s no surprise that hapless Humza got a grilling today.
Douglas Ross appeared to be enjoying himself, with the Scottish Tory leader mocking a recent claim made by an SNP cabinet minister that ‘world leaders were lining up’ to get advice from the Scottish government. With 2023 being the year of the motorhome jokes, Ross continued mischievously:
Now, it got me wondering: who is this that’s been calling for their advice? Has Justin Trudeau been on the phone looking for a camper van? Maybe it’s Emmanuel Macron calling the health secretary to hear how to stream the Celtic match from Morocco. Maybe it’s Joe Biden asking for advice for how to deal with a disastrous predecessor at the heart of a criminal investigation.
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