The minister charged with introducing Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has pledged to “persist” with the policy – as she accused the Scottish Secretary of “doing everything he can” to try to undermine the initiative.
Lorna Slater claimed that the Tories “lose their shit” at the Scottish Greens being in power at Holyrood.
Speaking about the Scottish Conservatives, Slater, the Scottish Green co-leader who is also circular economy minister in the Scottish Government, said: “They see me there, making the decisions instead of them, standing up to them.”