THE UK has not been in a more serious economic crisis in living memory, including the global financial crash of 2008, the First Minister has said.
As the IMF warned UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng to reverse his sweeping tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the rich, and the Bank of England staged an extraordinary intervention to avert a full-blown crisis, the FM was being quizzed by MSPs in the Scottish Parliament.
During an appearance at the Conveners Group, where MSPs who head the numerous Holyrood committees meet to question the FM each term, Nicola Sturgeon was asked for her assessment of the impact of the UK Government's mini-budget.
