Nicola Sturgeon fires back at claim US trip is 'waste of taxpayer money'

Nicola Sturgeon says foreign visits should be seen as part of the job

NICOLA Sturgeon has hit back at critics of her trip to the United States after it was claimed the visit is a “waste of taxpayer money”.

The First Minister faced snipes from Tory MSPs who claimed she was “abandoning” local issues to embark on the foreign visit.