Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon shared an awkward exchange at Bute House yesterday as the two leaders met for the first time since Boris Johnson became PM.
Mr Johnson was booed by crowds as he arrived at Bute House in Edinburgh during his first trip north of the Border since securing the keys to Number 10.
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Nicola Sturgeon has made it clear that her government will challenge Boris Johnson on a number of issues, especially his stance on Brexit, with the two not seeing eye to eye on a number of issues.
And such differences showed as Boris Johnson came to Bute House with the First Minister offering a less than enthusiastic welcome.
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Actually, the best bit about this clip is Johnson holding his arm out to try the alpha male back pat thing (think Cameron and Clegg in 2010 walking into 10 Downing Street), and Nicola just having none of it. https://t.co/0nlY9dNH2y
— Doug Daniel (@DouglasDaniel) 29 July 2019
The First Minister said that the Prime Minister had “set the UK on an almost inevitable path to a no-deal Brexit”.
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