{"id":121254,"date":"2023-11-12T21:09:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T21:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=121254"},"modified":"2023-11-12T21:09:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T21:09:27","slug":"angry-scots-blast-snp-chief-disrespecting-remembrance-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/politics\/angry-scots-blast-snp-chief-disrespecting-remembrance-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Angry Scots blast SNP chief disrespecting Remembrance Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stephen Flynn appears to not sing national anthem at Remembrance service<\/h3>\n

Scottish voters hit out at the SNP\u2019s Westminster leader after he remained silent as the UK\u2019s other political party leaders and former prime ministers sang God Save the King.<\/p>\n

Stephen Flynn was accused of disrespecting Britain\u2019s war dead, as Scots condemned the SNP chief’s behaviour on a solemn day across the country.<\/p>\n

Mr Flynn joined other politicians including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, as well as members of the Royal Family and dignitaries, in laying wreaths at the Whitehall memorial.<\/p>\n

Meghan Gallacher, Scottish Tory deputy leader, said: \u201cStephen Flynn is entitled to his republican views, but as Westminster leader of the SNP he has a duty to show respect to our head of state and to all nations and anthems.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy apparently refusing to join in with the national anthem, especially at a service to honour those who gave their lives for this country, he has fallen shamefully short of this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Many others took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to voice their outrage at Mr Flynn’s behaviour.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Eyal, associate director of the Royal United Services Institute defence think tank, slammed the Aberdeen South MP for \u201coutrageous behaviour\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mr Eyal tweeted: \u201cUpside down wreath, staring blankly at the order of service, and not singing the National Anthem. A disgrace all around. @theSNP Not Representing Scotland.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robert Halbert, from Glasgow, said: “Why didn\u2019t Stephen Flynn not sing the National Anthem he absolutely showed no respect for all the fallen Scottish soldiers once again the SNP embarrassed Scotland.”<\/p>\n

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Eli Urquhart added: “What an absolute disgrace Stephen Flynn is. Representing Scotland at the cenotaph and could not sing the hymn or the national anthem.<\/p>\n

“Makes me sick to see people like him represent my country. If he feels like that he should not be there.”<\/p>\n

@Bishopsmithy tweeted: “I\u2019ve never felt more ashamed to be Scottish. RIP SNP.”<\/p>\n

@ScottyMcMet echoed this, joking: “Stephen Flynn is the SNP\u2019s Poundshop Che Guevara (minus the hair, obviously).”<\/p>\n

John, who posted under @J82039289, added: “Refusing to sing the National Anthem Stephen Flynn is a disgrace and disgusting attitude for a Westminster politician, who to be in the Commons must swear allegiance to the King.”<\/p>\n