Girl invites Sturgeon for tea and cake once crisis ends

AN 11-year-old girl has invited Nicola Sturgeon for tea and cake once the coronavirus pandemic is over, as Scotland’s First Minister answered questions from children about the virus.

Ms Sturgeon told young Dylan she would love to visit once the crisis had passed and revealed Tunnock’s caramel wafers were her “favourite biscuit”.

Parent Club, an online information hub for parents in Scotland, invited children to send in their questions and concerns by video to the First Minister.

Yesterday, a video of their questions and the SNP leader’s responses was released online.

Dylan asked the First Minister: “Who’s taking care of your mental health, and once this is all over would you like to come over for a cup of tea and a piece of cake?”

Ms Sturgeon replied: “When all of this is over I would love to come for a cup of tea and a piece of cake or maybe a Tunnock’s caramel wafer, which I can tell you is my favourite biscuit.

“It’s important right now that everybody looks after their mental health. I’ve got lots of support within the Scottish Government, people trying to help me deal with this and my husband is trying to look after me as well.”

She told the children it was important for people to look out for each other, saying: “We will get through this and we’ll get through it together.”

She also spoke about the need for proper hand washing, the coronavirus symptoms to be aware of and the importance of staying at home.

One of the youngsters to pose a question was three-year-old Lulabelle, who asked: “Why can we not see our granny?”

Ms Sturgeon responded: “Lulabelle, that is the hardest question for me to answer . . . but the reason you’ve got to stay from granny just now is to protect granny.”

She explained older people were more at risk from the virus, and said: “You can still phone her, Facetime or Skype her.”