Disgraceful Sturgeon Condemns Abuse Of Journalists Outside Tories Nicola Sturgeon

But the Scottish Tories accused the first minister of being “selective” about who she supported, amid reports of protesters spitting and shouting at senior party members as they made their way to the event on Tuesday evening. Politicians, journalists and members of the public who watched the demonstrations at the Perth Concert Hall reported that protesters threw eggs, spat at Tory members and ran through security barriers outside before being pushed back by police. A number of different groups had gathered outside the building, including those standing behind ‘Yes’ banners and others reading ‘The Tories are scum’ and ‘Liz Truss is a bigot’, as well as others carrying placards with the Socialist Workers and some representatives of the Waspi Women’s Campaign. The ‘Tory Scum Out’ banner bore the insignia of ultra-nationalist group Siol nan Gaidheal. Protesters outside the Conservative leadership. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Andrew Bowie, the Scottish Conservative deputy leader and MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, tweeted: “Eggs being thrown, pensioners being spat on. The good old ‘Tory scum’ banner… Glad to see Nicola Sturgeon’s political and gleeful nationalism in action in Perth tonight.’ In a widely shared video, protesters can be heard shouting abuse including “traitor” and “scum” at BBC Scotland editor James Cook as he tries to speak to them. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Earlier this year, the company’s previous Scotland editor Sarah Smith said she was relieved to leave the country after years of misogynist “bile and hatred” while covering Scottish politics. On Wednesday morning, Sturgeon tweeted: “Abuse of journalists is never acceptable. Their job is vital to our democracy and is to report and vet, not to advocate any point of view. James Cook is a high-quality journalist and consummate professional – the behavior he was subjected to last night was disgraceful.” But Scottish Conservatives who confronted the protesters questioned why he did not condemn them more widely. Rachael Hamilton, a Scottish Conservative MSP who said she was called “Tory scum” as she entered the concert hall with her 15-year-old daughter, replied: “Agreed, but why not call out the abuse to ordinary citizens and elected members? You are selective about who you choose to keep safe.” Holyrood party whip Stephen Kerr replied: “A large group of people under your party’s ‘YES’ banners were spitting, screaming abuse and abusing pensioners, we need to hear a condemnation of that.” Other SNP politicians walked away from the protests. David Linden, the SNP MP for Glasgow East, tweeted: “These idiots don’t speak for me or my party. We condemn their behavior absolutely and without hesitation. If any of them are found to be members of the SNP then they should be expelled immediately.” Neil Gray, Holyrood’s culture secretary, described their behavior as “disgusting”, writing on Twitter: “No one deserves such abuse and certainly not journalists doing their job. It doesn’t help anyone and in a political context it really hurts the case you’re trying to make.”

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