The culture secretary's comments come after Donald Trump announced he will be imposing 10% tariffs on the UK and other European countries - in an attempt to purchase Greenland.
Hundreds of protesters marched to oppose plans for a Chinese super embassy in London on Saturday, with Kemi Badenoch leading calls to block the proposal.
Speaking on Sky News' Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips programme, the Scottish leader said he believed the Scottish National Party (SNP) had to do "really well" in May's vote for there to be another independence referendum.
Green Party leader Zack Polanski said young people had been shut out of work and training because of the cost of living, promising that Green councillors would push for the change if elected in May.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood had said she did not have confidence in the police leader, following his force's controversial ban on Israeli fans from an Aston Villa match.
Deputy PM David Lammy has told British prisons to learn from Ukraine on how it combats Russian drones, as incidents in UK jails involving unmanned aircraft soar.