Nicola Sturgeon accused of being ‘all over the place’ as she’s grilled over trans prisoner storm

The First Minister stumbled through a “car crash” interview in which she was quizzed on the furious backlash following the conviction of trans double-rapist Isla Bryson, who was originally sent to a women’s prison.
The case has led to SNP ministers temporarily banning all transgender inmates with violence against women convictions from the female estate.
It has also led to fresh demands for Ms Sturgeon to review her controversial trans self-ID law and tighten up protections for single-sex spaces.
Yesterday, in an interview with ITV, Ms Sturgeon was asked if she believes “all transwomen are women?”
Initially she claimed that this was “not the point we are dealing with” in relation to the prisons row, but added: “Transwomen are women but in the prison context there is no automatic right for a transwoman” before being interrupted.
She said: “There are circumstances in which a transwoman will be housed in the male prison estate because of the nature of the crime.”
Asked if women born women would ever be housed in a male jail, Ms Sturgeon said: “I don’t think there are circumstances there.”
It was then put to the FM, that therefore there were different rules for transwomen. She said: “Yes. There is a risk assessment process done for trans women that takes account of the nature of the crime, clearly significant concern arises out of sexual crime and whether it's appropriate for them to be in a female prison or a male prison.”

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[graememckay]

These people tie themselves in knots trying to justify the unjustifiable.

[bobblue_west]

I so hope this is the end of Sturgeon.

[mcdeezrfc]

Absolutely glorious.
Reduced to a mubbling pile of mince by ONE reporter who will ask the questions he wants to ask and not the questions wee nippy wants to answer

[andrewmorton]

Peter Smith is an excellent journalist and interviewer. I’m Scottish and we need more of our media to take Sturgeon to task. She is clueless and is destroying Scotland.

[neiljohnstone]

Nice to see an interviewer not letting her control the interview. The tide is turning.

[rpb]

"Look" the arrogance of her is disgraceful.

[rosemarywalker]

Her big problem is that she interferes with everything to do with Scotland, and she can't let go she's in charge.

[harryrobertson]

I am thoroughly amazed that there are still people in Scotland who are willing to vote for this person and her insane policies.

[nylasharper]

Oh this is just glorious to watch
Shadenfreude at its finest.
Props to the reporter, he needs to keep on her case. Great job

[frankieguitarman]

Typical politician will never answer the bloody question that they don't like

[brunopetit]

Out of control, but she will never admit it. Her sneaky laugh gives her away as the control freak she truly is. Hates being put under any pressure whatsoever. She has to go

[davidgilbert]

That deluded woman nearly on the verge of losing it completely her facial expression said it all .

[SRC]

Haha dictator Sturgeon your time is up

[twigwonderkid]

Yep. Nichola has had 30 years to perfect her answers on independence, but she’s falls apart like a wet cardboard box when questions asked she hasn’t had 30 years to perfect her answer.

[nipper]

You can see on her face that she's not up to it, she's used to interviewers kowtowing to her and letting her off the hook, this interviewer didn't and she didn't like it one little bit.

[bobyoung]

Well done that non-sooky interviewer ! She really hasn't got a scooby ! She couldn't run a bath !

[ranjnasmith]

Well done yo the interwer not letting her get away with not answering questions asked. 😂

[feistyrealist]

This insanity is tying people up in knots. Bring common sense back.

[vtechead]

Bet she’s wishing she had not started this sorry fiasco. This is what happens when you put the ego first, and common sense last.

[georgemorrison]

That’s what you get when you take risks…. all for the sake of trying to be Woke .