Nicola Sturgeon erupted at a comment made by another member of parliament calling her "anti-English" today during a discussion about discrimination in the Scottish Parliament. Tess White, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East region, has now apologised for the comments after admitting they were "over the line". Reacting to the heckle, Ms Sturgeon said: "I have just heard a comment made to me from a sedentary position, I would not normally do this but I am offended. I do want after the session to take up with you so that, with your permission, the member may be asked to reflect on that and withdraw the comment. That would have been unacceptable in any context, but in the context of what we are discussing right now I am deeply aggrieved that any member thought that was an appropriate thing to say."

       Apologising shortly after, Ms White said: "My comments during First Minister's Questions were over the line and I would like to withdraw them and apologise to both the chamber and the First Minister."

       Meanwhile, a crowd of angry women's rights protesters have amassed outside the Scottish Parliament. The protesters are furious that gender self-identification has been introduced on the Scottish census - a move they say will disproportionately harm women.

       Ms Sturgeon has set out her plan for the SNP-Green deal which includes a dozen environmental promises on the condition of an independence referendum.

       The SNP had been locked in negotiations with the Scottish Green party since the SNP fell short of an overall majority in Holyrood by only one seat in the last election May 6.

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