THE BREXIT Party's Scottish MEP has asked if it's time to shut Holyrood in an embarrassing Twitter poll.
Louis Stedman-Bryce asked his followers whether the money that funds Holyrood and Nicola Sturgeon should be "used to develop Scotland and the UK rather than divide it".
He said: "With a First Minister paid more than the PM & a Parliament that costs almost £100,000,000 per year, many believe this money could be used to develop Scotland & the UK rather than divide it. Is it time to close Holyrood & invest that money elsewhere?"
Twitter users completely rejected Stedman-Bryce's idea, with 77% saying it would be a bad idea.
With a First Minister paid more than the PM & a Parliament that costs almost £100,000,000 per year, many believe this money could be used to develop Scotland & the UK rather than divide it.
— Louis Stedman-Bryce (@Lstedmanbryce) August 8, 2019
Is it time to close Holyrood & invest that money elsewhere?#ChangePoliticsForGood
The Tweet contained some factual errors. The First Minister is not paid more than Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Nicola Sturgeon makes £135,605 per year as she doesn’t draw her full salary entitlement (£155,680)and hasn’t since 2009, donating the difference to the funding of public services.
It's not Stedman-Bryce's first gaffe. He appeared to forget the country he represented during an online show in July.
READ MORE: Brexit Party MEP Louis Stedman-Bryce forgets he represents Scotland
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel