Is Nicola Sturgeon right to be worried about Boris Johnson ‘almost planning for no-deal’?

Nicola Sturgeon has expressed concern that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is “actually now almost planning for” a no-deal Brexit. [View email online]( [Subscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [The Scotsman] Dec 11, 2020 Good morning, Welcome to your daily newsletter from [The Scotsman.]( This morning we're pleased to announce the launch of our [subscription gifting service.]( A few of you had raised the issue of not being able to purchase a subscription for someone else. We've been listening. From today you can gift a friend or family member one year's unlimited access to The Scotsman website including exclusive features, [daily puzzles](, expert analysis, access to the newspaper app (with Digital+) and fewer ads. It's the perfect present for anyone near of far wanting to keep up to date with the latest Scottish news from a source you can trust. [You can view the gifting offers here.]( Nicola Sturgeon starting to worry Boris Johnson ‘planning for no-deal’ Nicola Sturgeon has expressed concern that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is “actually now almost planning for” a no-deal Brexit. Scotland’s First Minister told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour she thought the chances of a deal happening before the end of the Brexit transition period was now “almost vanishingly small”. Do you think Ms Sturgeon is right to be worried? [Have your say in the article comments here.]( Wet and cold Scottish pupils pen 'heartbreak' letter of complaint to school A mother says a group of Scottish school children were so wet and cold in their classrooms last week that they wrote a full page of complaints that were "heartbreaking to read". Last Friday, despite ice in the playground and pouring rain, children at the primary had to take their lunch break outside and then sit in wet clothes in cold classrooms, says mum-of-three, Claire Lawson. 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