SCOTTISH Tory ... sorry, Scottish LibDem leader Jo Swinson will not back an interim UK Government headed by Jeremy Corbyn.
The SNP have stressed the need to install an interim prime minister after a vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson, in a bid to block the possibility of a No-Deal Brexit on October 31.
The fear is that if Johnson remains in power, he could wriggle his way out of writing to the EU to request an extension, as is the current path following his government's defeats in Parliament.
Swinson, however, will not have Corbyn as even the most temporary of PMs – instead she wants a Tory such as Ken Clarke or Labour's Margaret Beckett. Labour do not want this.
Given her voting record, and her role as an advocate for a statue of Margaret Thatcher, once again Swinson is facing accusations of a little too much loyalty to the Tories.
In fact, there was such a backlash that #JoSwinsonIsATory trended on Twitter across the UK.
#JoSwinsonIsATory always has been, always will be pic.twitter.com/okmAJuYQcX
— John Earle TATSAC (@JEarleSkembear) October 1, 2019
Lol @PeoplesMomentum on FB sums @joswinson up perfectly!
— peoplepowergal🇵🇸 (@PEOPLEpowerManc) October 1, 2019
She doesn’t care abt No Deal she only cares abt ‘stopping’ Corbyn.
She doesn’t care abt u not getting ur meds/food/losing your job/fuel shortages or general chaos. She just cares abt Corbyn. #JoSwinsonIsATory #FibDem pic.twitter.com/n6Pkszyhoo
Voted 849 times with the Tories, therefore voted more times with their whip than 72 actual Tories did.
— Damo🌹REGISTER TO VOTE! (@Cornish_Damo) October 1, 2019
We should not be surprised therefore to see Jo Swinson still blocking the complete prevention of a no deal Brexit by refusing to back Corbyn as an interim PM. #JoSwinsonIsATory pic.twitter.com/B6hM0CFv1w
This is going to be "Tuition Fees 2" for @JoSwinson and the @LibDems
— David Turner #PeopleBeforePrivilege (@PrivacyCestFini) October 1, 2019
They will own No Deal!#JoSwinsonIsATory https://t.co/NaIU1GQEPw
#JoSwinsonIsATory
— Tom Pride (@ThomasPride) October 1, 2019
Quite a Thatcherite one at that: pic.twitter.com/rVshBrz3QM
Jo Swinson backed tax cuts for the rich & welfare cuts for the terminally ill.
— Ben (@BenJolly9) October 1, 2019
She claims to have fought against anti-worker tribunal fees when in fact she campaigned and voted for them.
It's not Brexit she hates. It's the thought of much needed socialism. #JoSwinsonIsATory
The Lib Dems are yellow Tories in more than one sense. Their politics are essentially the same as the Tories, the only thing that distinguishes them is cowardice. They're a refuge for Tories who want to feign a social conscience. #JoSwinsonIsATory
— TheLabourBeast (@GrrrMarx) October 1, 2019
They had no problems getting into bed with these guys..#JoSwinsonIsATory pic.twitter.com/zjoRRocWkE
— The Equalizer #JoSwinsonIsATory #GTTO (@TheEqualizer__) October 1, 2019
In isolation, maybe this would come across as more principled. But given her record...
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