GLASWEGIAN comedian Limmy has issued a “grovelling apology” after his claim that “Edinburgh is England” during a stream.
During one of his Twitch sessions, Limmy took a dig at the country’s capital by arguing that it “isnae Scotland”.
When one person said they were thinking about moving to the city as they’d fallen in love with Scotland, Limmy made his opinion known.
"Edinburgh isnae Scotland!” he told the viewer. “I've got nothing against the English but Edinburgh isnae Scotland.
"Edinburgh is England. I've got nothing against Edinburgh or the English, I love England and all that obviously, I'm just saying if you go to Edinburgh, that's no Scotland.
"I'm no saying it's a bad place or there's somethin' wrang wi it, it's just no Scotland.
"It's a kind of touristy place, it's a kind of English enclave - just like Corby down in England with lots of Scots there.”
The remark sparked a debate on Twitter and his comments were viewed more than 120,000 times on TikTok.
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Following the controversy, Limmy took to his Twitter account to correct the record – in his typical cheeky style.
“I'd like to apologise to all my fans from Edinburgh. Edinburgh is Scotland, and it's rightfully Scotland's capital,” he wrote.
“Journalists, I can confirm today that I am issuing a grovelling apology after the Glasgow funnyman received backlash for controversial comments.”
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