Nicola Sturgeon has called the Conservatives a "shower of charlatans" in the first session of First Minister's Questions since the general election.

The First Minister and the Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson clashed in Holyrood's debating chamber over the Scottish Government's plans to hold a second independence referendum.

The SNP returned the most MPs to Westminster at last week's election but lost 21 seats across Scotland to parties who oppose their referendum plans.

Davidson told Sturgeon the result shows the public do not support the plans and raised an opinion poll published in the Daily Record showing 60% of Scots think the First Minister should drop her proposal.

The Scottish Conservative leader said: "Well, Thursday's election was not the only test of public opinion in the last week.

"Today, fully 60% of people in Scotland say they do not want a second independence referendum, more than double the number who back one.

"Even a third of Yes voters say they do not want a referendum. It is a pretty simple question: In light of the election result last week doesn't the first Minister reckon she should listen to them?"

The First Minister accused the Tories of not being interested in the 62% of Scots who backed staying in the European Union in last year's referendum.

Sturgeon told MSPs: "I have already said I will reflect on all these factors in deciding what is, in my view, the best way for not just my party or any party within this chamber but Scotland as a whole.

"That is the right and proper thing to do."

She added: "That is what the Tories have done in the space of less than a year - jeopardised the economic security of the UK, running the risk of making the UK a laughing stock intentionally and, as if that is not bad enough, then putting the Irish peace process at risk into the bargain.

"What a shower of charlatans the Tories are and nobody should take any lessons from them."