Election a disaster for PM May: Sturgeon

Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon says the UK election has been disappointing for her party, but a disaster Prime Minister Theresa May.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon says the UK election has been disappointing. (AAP)

Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon says the results of the election are disappointing for her party but were disastrous for Prime Minister Theresa May.

"Clearly it's a disappointing result, we've lost some tremendous MPs," Nicola Sturgeon said on Friday.

"This is a disaster for Theresa May, she called an election clearly very arrogantly thinking that she was going to crush the opposition, sweep everybody aside and cruise to a landside majority, her position is very, very difficult."

Sturgeon she would think about her demands for a second Scottish independence referendum after her party lost seats to the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats, which all want to preserve the United Kingdom.

"There is clearly uncertainty around Brexit and independence which clearly will be factor in tonight's results - you know a lot of thinking for the SNP to do," she said.


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Published 9 June 2017 4:36pm
Source: AAP


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