Nicola Sturgeon accuses Boris of having a 'fragile male ego' and a 'disinclination' to meet with her as she poses for a soft-focus interview with Vogue magazine ahead of COP26
- Nicola Sturgeon said Boris Johnson delegates devolution work to Michael Gove
- Ms Sturgeon said she believes Mr Johnson has a 'disinclination' to meet with her
- The Scottish First Minister suggested it is the result of a 'bit of a fragile male ego'
Nicola Sturgeon today claimed Boris Johnson does not want to meet with her because he has a 'fragile male ego'.
The Scottish First Minister said the Prime Minister delegates dealing with devolved matters to Communities Secretary Michael Gove.
She said the PM appeared to have a 'disinclination to be, metaphorically speaking, in the same room as me'.
Nicola Sturgeon today claimed Boris Johnson does not want to meet with her because he has a 'fragile male ego'
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Ms Sturgeon made the comments in an interview with Vogue magazine ahead of the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow which gets underway on Sunday.
Asked about her working relationship with Mr Johnson, Ms Sturgeon said: 'He tends to delegate most of his interactions with the devolved governments to Michael Gove.
'That's fine, Michael Gove and I work together well, but it's a different approach to his predecessors.'
Asked why she thought this was the case, she said: 'Maybe it's just a bit of a fragile male ego.
'He seems to have a disinclination to be, metaphorically speaking, in the same room as me. It's odd.'
The comments are likely to further strain relations between Ms Sturgeon and Mr Johnson after they clashed repeatedly during the coronavirus pandemic.
Ms Sturgeon also used the interview to again set out her stall on Scottish independence.
The SNP leader said: 'There's no status quo: the UK that people wanted to stay a part of in 2014 arguably does not exist any longer.'
She also spoke about the importance of the COP26 summit's attempt to limit global warming to 1.5C.
The Scottish First Minister said the Prime Minister delegates dealing with devolved matters to Communities Secretary Michael Gove
She said: 'It probably is the last chance the world has to reach an agreement that is specific enough to meet the Paris 1.5 degrees target.
'It's a massive opportunity, but I think there will be a real difficulty if that opportunity is not taken.'
Discussing the future of the oil and gas industry, she said: 'This has not been an easy thing for somebody in my position and in the political tradition I come from to say, but we have to ask ourselves whether new exploration for oil and gas is consistent with meeting the climate change imperatives.'
