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Sally probed Swinney about Sturgeon’s comments after she stated that she “detests the Tories,” and asked if he agreed.
Swinney responded: “First Minister made clear yesterday that she detests the policy approach and the policy programme their taking forward.
“And no wonder that’s the case, given the damage, the wreckage that’s been done in the course of just the last couple of weeks, by the latest steps taken by the Truss government
“And that disastrous mini-budget that has sparked such financial hardship for individuals,” the politician added.
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Swinney continued: “Then you build on top of that, the lack of action to tackle to cost of living crisis which has symbolised the inaction of the Conservative government.
“While people are genuinely suffering in our society so I quite understand the perspective the First Minister has set out and why she expressed herself the way she did.”
Sally’s questioning was met with backlash from viewers who took to Twitter to blast the presenter, this included @Erasmo2058 who wrote: “When you implement detestable policies then expect to be detested. Move on.”
@JournoBird added: “Poor old @JohnSwinney wondering when they’ll actually get on to talking about policies rather than what his boss thinks of the Tories. This interview is embarrassing.”
During BBC Sunday’s with Laura Kuenssberg, Sturgeon sat down with the host to discuss the current state of UK politics.
When asked who she would rather have as Prime Minister, the SNP leader responded: “That’s not a difficult question, if the question to me is would I prefer a Labour government over a Tory government?
“I detest the Tories and everything they stand for, so it’s not difficult to answer that question, so yes.”
Concerns were raised by Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi about Sturgeon’s comments and accused her of using “dangerous language.”
The SNP leader clarified her controversial comments and stated: “If the controversy surrounding the SNP conference is that I said I don’t care very much for the Conservative party policies or values then the rest of the conference must be going pretty well.”
During the interview, Sally probed Swinney and asked: “Do you detest the Tories?”
To which he responded: “The First Minister said she detested Conservative policies and the values of the Conservative party and I associate myself with those comments.
“Because I think what’s clear is the Conservatives are taking the United Kingdom in a direction which is profoundly damaging for many people in our society.”
BBC Breakfast airs daily from 6 am on BBC One
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