Nicola Sturgeon reveals what she plans to give Boris Johnson for Christmas

Mr Johnson has insisted – despite speculation on the contrary – that he does comb his hair, and keeps a brush in his office.

Mr Johnson had previously said that he would be giving the First Minister hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fish for Christmas, a reference to the potential gains from a Brexit deal and disagreements over fishing quotas.

In response, Ms Sturgeon joked that the famously well-coiffed Conservative politician may soon have new grooming equipment for the new year.

"I am probably not one to talk but a hairbrush, maybe? I don’t know,” joked Ms Sturgeon.

She added: "I actually sent him a Christmas card over the weekend so there you go, there is a Christmas card winging its way from me to Boris Johnson.

"We will wait and see whether there is one winging its way in the opposite direction.”

Mr Johnson has previously insisted he keeps a hairbrush in his office in order to comb his hair.

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