BBC’s Emma Barnett savaged SNP Philippa Whitford for respecting the 2014 Scottish Independence referendum but refusing to abide by the will of the people regarding the 2016 Brexit decision. Dr Whitford argued that Scotland’s majority voted to Remain, like Northern Ireland, and should have subsequently been granted a special relationship to appease the nations. The Newsnight host hinted that SNPs hoping for Scottish Independence may be secretly supporting Boris Johnson as he may allow SNPs to push for Independence once more.

The SNP said: “It might seem like Boris Johnson is a gift to us but we like to take a wider view.

“It is like the comments that are made that we are revelling in Brexit and a no deal Brexit because it will hasten Scottish independence.

“You know we are not planting charges across the Solway fault and sailing off into the Atlantic.

“We will still be here in the British Isles and Boris Johnson will affect us and a no deal Brexit will affect us.

“In actual fact, the SNPs and the Scottish government have relentlessly to try and stop Brexit.”

The BBC Newsnight host then snapped: “For people that are fans of referendums and respecting the will of the people.

“You don’t really sound like your respecting being in the UK Isles with what the UK as a whole voted for.

“So that is why people may not necessarily believe you when you say you are not excited about a Boris Johnson Prime Ministership.”

The SNP then retorted that Scotland respected the 2014 independence referendum before commenting on Scotland’s vote on the 2016 Brexit referendum.

She said: “Scotland voted 62 percent to Remain, Northern Ireland voted 56 percent.

“Two nations voted to stay and two voted to leave so in our family of nations there could have been an effort to give a special outcome to Northern Ireland and Scotland that would have respected that fact.

The BBC host replied: “Gordan Brown has said that the Scottish Independence now on offer is more extreme than the one that was on offer in 2014 that didn’t get through.

“He gave an example of Scottish currency, moving away from the pound which was something that was agreed in the SNP conference.

“Not quite yet but in the future, why would that then get through.”

Dr Whiteford then explained that it could have resulted in a smooth transition with the devolution while also resulting in a benefit to the Pound Sterling.

Boris Johnson has remained popular in the Tory leadership debate due to his dedication to taking the UK out of the EU by October 31, deal or no deal.

The first Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has long argued that Brexit in any form would be bad for Scotland and gone as far to conclude that a no deal Brexit would prove “disastrous.”

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