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| Nicola Sturgeon in 'open' offer to rivals | Nicola Sturgeon in 'open' offer to rivals |
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| Scotland's new first minister said she would consider any suggestions from political rivals to help her government to a better job. | Scotland's new first minister said she would consider any suggestions from political rivals to help her government to a better job. |
| Nicola Sturgeon used her first day in the job to eschew "the usual defensive ding dong" in favour of a more open-minded approach. | Nicola Sturgeon used her first day in the job to eschew "the usual defensive ding dong" in favour of a more open-minded approach. |
| The comments came as the SNP administration was accused of failing on justice and cancer treatment. | The comments came as the SNP administration was accused of failing on justice and cancer treatment. |
| The opposition grilling came during question time in the parliament. | The opposition grilling came during question time in the parliament. |
| The first minister told MSPs: "I am open minded to any proposals that come forward from any side of the chamber as to how the government can do things better." | The first minister told MSPs: "I am open minded to any proposals that come forward from any side of the chamber as to how the government can do things better." |
| She added: "This is my first day in office - I could stand up here in response to any of the questions I'm asked and engage in the usual defensive ding dong - I daresay there will be weeks when I do exactly that. | She added: "This is my first day in office - I could stand up here in response to any of the questions I'm asked and engage in the usual defensive ding dong - I daresay there will be weeks when I do exactly that. |
| "But today of all days, I want to make very clear. I'm a new first minister. I'm a proud member of the government for seven years, but I want to come into this job with an open mind." | "But today of all days, I want to make very clear. I'm a new first minister. I'm a proud member of the government for seven years, but I want to come into this job with an open mind." |
| Under opposition questioning, Labour's Jackie Baillie said the government had failed to ensure cancer patients got equal access to drug treatment. | Under opposition questioning, Labour's Jackie Baillie said the government had failed to ensure cancer patients got equal access to drug treatment. |
| She raised the case of Jean MacDonald, a Glasgow woman with leukaemia, who Ms Baillie said had to find £38,000 to pay for drugs which were freely available to patients in Edinburgh. | She raised the case of Jean MacDonald, a Glasgow woman with leukaemia, who Ms Baillie said had to find £38,000 to pay for drugs which were freely available to patients in Edinburgh. |
| "I'm sure the first minister would agree with me that just isn't right," sais Ms Baillie, adding: "Can the first minister tell me when she will end the postcode lottery for cancer patients across Scotland that her health secretary promised to happen by May?" | "I'm sure the first minister would agree with me that just isn't right," sais Ms Baillie, adding: "Can the first minister tell me when she will end the postcode lottery for cancer patients across Scotland that her health secretary promised to happen by May?" |
| Ms Sturgeon, who was earlier sworn in as Scotland's first minister in front of judges at Edinburgh's Court of Session, said she wanted an end to postcode lotteries in all healthcare. | Ms Sturgeon, who was earlier sworn in as Scotland's first minister in front of judges at Edinburgh's Court of Session, said she wanted an end to postcode lotteries in all healthcare. |
| She said work was under way to improve decision-making at the Scottish Medicine Consortium, which looks at the use of drugs in the NHS, as well as health boards. | She said work was under way to improve decision-making at the Scottish Medicine Consortium, which looks at the use of drugs in the NHS, as well as health boards. |
| Again appealing for consensus, the first minister, added: "On this issue, possibly above all other issues, it's important that we don't divide on party lines - these are matters of life and death for many people." | Again appealing for consensus, the first minister, added: "On this issue, possibly above all other issues, it's important that we don't divide on party lines - these are matters of life and death for many people." |
| How social media reacted | |
| Ding dong | |
| Conciliatory politics | |
| Open to suggestion | |
| Where's the shouting? | |
| Silent chamber |