THE SNP and Tory MPs have locked horns over how to deal with Scotland's growing drug deaths crisis.
He said: “The Scottish Government stands ready to work with the UK Government, as well as the Welsh and Northern Irish colleagues to the tackle the scourge of drugs.But taking a swipe at the UK, he added: “The UK event, while welcome, simply does not have the voices of the people with lived experience in Scotland at its heart. We pressed the UK Government to extend their event to accommodate this, but this has not been forthcoming.
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