Tory minister Penny Mordaunt has sparked anger after mocking a scheme aimed at slowing Scotland’s drug deaths crisis in order to “score cheap points” in a row with the SNP.
Warning that undermining proven health interventions “costs lives”, experts spoken to by The Independent accused Ms Mordaunt of “punching down on a group of people who are some of the most marginalised and vilified in society” – and urged ministers to prioritise dealing with England’s own overdose crisis.
