Penny Mordaunt brands SNP 'unmitigated disaster for Scotland'

       Penny Mordaunt hit back at the SNP after being branded the "minister for clickbait" in a Commons clash.

       The Commons leader said the nationalist party was an "unmitigated disaster for Scotland" during the exchange with SNP counterpart Deirdre Brock at business questions earlier.

       Ms Mordaunt has become known for her weekly takedowns of the SNP during the weekly Commons session.

       Ms Brock referred to a clip shared by the Conservative MP on social media platform X from last week's business questions in which she mocked the SNP over a fragment of Scotland's Stone of Destiny found in a Tupperware at the SNP's headquarters.

       The SNP politician said: "Once again I'm indebted to the Leader of the House, her eccentric video last week joking about Tupperware and the Stone of Destiny excited quite the response in Scotland - why is she always on about Scotland they ask?

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       "The Tories have given us a joke minister for common sense, looks like we now have a minister for clickbait.

       "Scotland does seem just a big joke for her, the brief seems clear to rubbish and insult Scots every week in business questions. Of course she's not alone, it seems to be Tory policy these days.

       "But she's adding value now by writing full-page articles in the papers about how awful Scotland is, along with a new clickbait video every week, all that effort.

       "Of course given the very bad news for her party in this week's YouGov poll maybe these joke videos are in fact auditions.

       "Perhaps not so much stand up and fight, as stand-up comedian."

       But Ms Mordaunt replied: "The honourable lady should thank me, I've been giving the honourable lady publicity that money cannot buy.

       "And I think it is encouraging that we have generated such a following, such an interest, in what goes on in this chamber at business questions.

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       "Let me be clear, I'm not talking Scotland down, I'm talking the SNP down, that have been an unmitigated disaster for Scotland.

       "The stoicism of the Scottish people in dealing with the inept Government that they have in Scotland deserves great credit."

       Tory MP Esther McVey was handed the unofficial title of minister of common sense in November last year.

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