Liz Smith shuts down SNP heckler with 'It's not rubbish' blast

At Holyrood this week Liz Smith was talking about Scottish higher education, and how it was harder for Scottish students to get a university place due to foreign students who pay higher fees. She was heckled by the SNP's minister for independence, Jamie Hepburn. Ms Smith quick delt with the heckler by dishing out some facts. Ms Smith said: 'For example, Scotland-domiciled people desperately want to take up university places to study medicine, but they cannot get in because of the intense competition from foreign students who pay extra fees, which makes them a more attractive financial proposition for our struggling...' Mr Hepburn shouts 'That's rubbish'. Ms Smith replies: 'No, it is not rubbish. It is absolutely true. If we listen to Universities Scotland and many of the people who work in universities, we will hear that it is absolutely true. The trouble is that, particularly in relation to medicine, people go elsewhere and never come back to Scotland. We need those people and their skills, because they are highly valued'. Become a Scottish Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know Read The Sun: http://www.theScottishsun.co.uk Like The Sun on Facebook:   / thescottishsun   Follow The Sun on Twitter:   / scottishsun   #scottishpolitics #snp #scotland