'Grotesque!' SNP row erupts as party refuses to deny Stephen Flynn wouldn’t sing National Anthem
A row has broken out with the SNP as the party refused to deny that Stephen Flynn wasn't singing the National Anthem on Remembrance Sunday
An SNP source accused the Scottish Conservatives of 'grotesque' remarks about Stephen Flynn
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A row has broken out between the Conservatives and the SNP as the Scottish party refused to deny that Stephen Flynn wouldn't sing the National Anthem on Remembrance Sunday.
Stephen Flynn was seen standing in silence as the National Anthem was being sung, triggering outrage from Scottish Conservative deputy leader Meghan Gallagher.
She claimed the SNP's Westminster leader had "fallen shamefully short".
She said: "Stephen Flynn is entitled to his republican views, but as Westminster leader of the SNP he has a duty to show respect to our head of state and to all nations and anthems.
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"By apparently refusing to join in with the national anthem, especially at a service to honour those who gave their lives for this country, he has fallen shamefully short of this."
But when these comments were put to the SNP, a source hit back, saying: "Pretty grotesque that the Tories are trying to politicise Remembrance Sunday".
Refusing to deny claims he wasn't singing, a spokesperson added: "Stephen Flynn was honoured to represent the SNP at the Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph, which is about remembering the sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedoms, including members of Mr Flynn's family.
"It is disappointing that the Scottish Conservative Party is seeking to politicise Remembrance Sunday in this way, on a day when we should be united in remembering the service of others."
As many as 10,000 veterans and armed forces personnel took part in the ceremony, which was also attended by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.
Remembrance weekend was bound up in controversy and unrest as both pro-Palestine and right-wing protesters descended on London.
Police were forced to use batons to hit back protesters as they breached police lines, while hundreds of screaming Britons were heard chanting "England 'til I die".
A number of arrests were made and several members of the police were left injured.
This came just one day after Suella Braverman penned an Op-Ed in the Times, accusing the Met Police for "playing favourites" when it comes to the policing of protests.
She said the pro-Palestinian marches are "problematic" because of "violence around the fringes", in addition to "highly offensive" chants, posters and stickers.
Some blamed Braverman for the weekend's violence, claiming the remarks have stoked up tensions in Britain.
Baroness Warsi, a Conservative peer, said the Home Secretary "had lit the touch paper and ignited community tensions" with her remarks.
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She told the Evening Standard: "Couching the planned demonstration as 'armistice day vs a hate march,' she has pitched community against community and set a noisy call for peace against a quiet moment of reflection to mark the war."
But Tory MP Brendan Clarke-Smith dismissed those blaming Braverman for the disruption as "daft", adding: "These protests have been going on for weeks and this clash with Armistice Day had been scheduled for a while. If anything it shows she was right."
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