RECENTLY, when a Unionist MP's words from the past come back to haunt them, it's Brexit exposing their hypocrisy on their opposition to indyref2.
Danielle Rowley demonstrated today that it's just gotten a whole lot harder for them, with the "Independent Group" of breakaway Labour and Tory MPs exposing how little there is between certain members of the Westminster parties.
While the group was initially made up entirely of Labour MPs, they were joined by three from the Tory benches, including Anna Soubry.
Rowley responded to a graphic outlining some of Soubry's views, including being pro-bedroom tax and against investigating the Iraq war.
She tweeted: "The ‘independent group’ just came into the chamber. How people who once called themselves Labour can cosy up next to the likes of Soubry, smiling and laughing, is absolutely beyond me. I guess we now know how their policies and values differ from Labour."
The ‘independent group’ just came into the chamber. How people who once called themselves Labour can cosy up next to the likes of Soubry, smiling and laughing, is absolutely beyond me. I guess we now know how their policies and values differ from Labour. https://t.co/KrxHeEHiW2
— Danielle Rowley MP (@DaniRowley) February 20, 2019
It didn't take Twitter long to see the hilarious irony in that statement – and for images of the Better Together camp to pop up into our heads.
Scottish minister Mike Russell even had one such example handy: "You mean like this …or like the Tory/Labour ruling administration in #Aberdeen?"
You mean like this …or like the Tory /Labour ruling administration in #Aberdeen ? https://t.co/4SPuNnK9O8 pic.twitter.com/JYFATJaE4k
— Michael Russell (@Feorlean) February 20, 2019
There were some other on-point replies too.
1
Are you joking? 😳 As a Scottish Labour MP how can you be unaware your colleagues up and down Scotland are in coalition with Tories in our councils? Doing a sight more harm than cosying up on benches as they enable sweeping cuts to services.
— Child of Alba 🏴 (@ChildOfAlba) February 20, 2019
2
Beyond you? Really? pic.twitter.com/ckeaJAjFgp
— David Gordon (@gordonwd) February 20, 2019
3
Did @kezdugdale not tell members to vote Tory to keep out the SNP!#DissolveTheUnion
— Kaz🏴 (@KKaaazz14) February 20, 2019
4
You’re in the same party as Kate Hoey.
— Peter Grant MP (@PeterGrantMP) February 20, 2019
5
Do please explain why you didn't spout this tribalist crap about "cosying up next to the likes of Soubry, smiling and laughing" when Better Together was doing it in the Independence Referendum.
— mym (@LiberalDespot) February 20, 2019
We're waiting.
6
You'll be outraged by the nine Unionist councils in Scotland???
— 45 Rebellion ☘☘☘☘⚽️⚽️🇪🇺 #DissolvetheUnion (@Sevcositcom) February 20, 2019
7
It’s almost like Better Together - fronted very cosily by Labour and the Tories - never happened 😂 https://t.co/wlqP8nUdTU
— Stewart McDonald MP (@StewartMcDonald) February 20, 2019
8
Ha welcome to Scotland @DaniRowley where your Labour colleagues are as one with @ScotTories 🙄 https://t.co/ZOyLrbhrcO
— Daye Tucker #FBSI#People'sVote (@RuralLeader) February 20, 2019
9
'Except for viewers in Scotland' https://t.co/0gfjt7lNxA
— Johnny (@JohnnyDundee) February 20, 2019
The pictures don't lie.
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