Nicola Sturgeon pressed by angry voter on her record on education in Scotland in Question Time Special – and says she should QUIT
The First Minister also said she WON'T call another referendum until after Brexit
AN ANGRY voter has demanded that Nicola Sturgeon step down as First Minister after presiding over falling standards in Scottish education.
A member of the Question Time audience tonight pressed the SNP leader over the slipping scores as part of a brutal live grilling.
Presenter Nick Robinson forced her to respond to international PISA figures which showed the dire state of standards.
"These figures are two years old," she said, trying to defend herself. "On Thursday we are not choosing a Scottish government, we are choosing MPs to go to Westminster to vote on spending."
And an audience member said of her record on education: "on that basis shouldn't you resign?"
The First Minister also tonight admitted she will not seek a second referendum until AFTER Brexit has been completed.
Theresa May has repeatedly insisted that "now is not the time" for another divisive campaign - and audience members hit out at her for the "obsession" with the issue.
She had previously said she wanted a second vote during the process - but has since changed her tune.
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Ms Sturgeon told the audience she wanted another chance to break away from the UK "at the end of the process"; of negotiating Brexit.
"I'm not proposing it now," she said."At the end of the Brexit process, people should have a choice."
Earlier today in an interview with ITV, she
This evening also said she WOULD be willing to be part of a "progressive alliance" with other left-wing parties to keep the Tories out, if the maths allowed for it.
The First Minister said she was skeptical of whether the Prime Minister would win enough votes for a majority - as was expected when the election was first called.
But with the polls closing in, the SNP leader again confirmed that she could prop up Jeremy Corbyn's Labour if it were the largest party on June 9.
The Tories jumped on the figures - claiming it should cause a "coalition of chaos".
Conservative Party Chairman Patrick McLoughlin said: "Nicola Sturgeon has again shown what’s at stake at this election: keeping Theresa May as Prime Minister, or having Jeremy Corbyn propped up by the SNP and Lib Dems in a coalition of chaos.
"That would mean disruption in the vital Brexit negotiations, higher taxes and weaker defences for our country."
Sturgeon was also quizzed on what she would do to make our streets safer.
She said: “This one of the greatest responsibilities for any politician.
“There are no easy answers and often the knee-jerk responses are the wrong ones.
“Firstly, we mustn’t scapegoat the Muslim community, because it is wrong, most Muslims are as appalled at these attacks as the rest of us.
“It would also be counter-productive, because if we’re going to find it easier to root out extremism if we’re working in partnership with that community.
“Secondly, we’ve got to make sure we’ve got to make sure we invest in our security and intelligence services, and we’ve got to insure we invest in our police.”