THERESA May is facing an angry online backlash after her government cancelled Brexit discussions with senior politicians from Scotland and Wales despite promises of a more “flexible, open and inclusive" approach.
The UK Government has announced that a meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee, which was scheduled for Thursday, would not go ahead due to “diary pressures”.
The Scottish Government's External Affairs Secretary, Fiona Hyslop, said the subsequent cancellation "flies in the face of the Prime Minister's rhetoric" after Theresa May had promised an "enhanced role" for the devolved governments in the Commons on Monday.
Nicola Sturgeon said she was “very sceptical” about the Prime Minister’s commitment and seems to have been proven correct.
Responding to the announcement that talks with Scottish and Welsh MPs would not go ahead, SNP MP Angus B MacNeil hit out at Theresa May.
Even Theresa May's publicity stunts scarce make 24 hours now .. 🙈🙄👇
— Angus B MacNeil MP (@AngusMacNeilSNP) January 22, 2019
"UK Government ‘cancels Brexit talks with Scotland and Wales"https://t.co/uB5a5MZGjb
The National columnist Andrew Tickell expressed a familiar sense of weariness.
Well - that didn't take long. It is almost as if the Prime Minister is full of shit. Heaven forfend. Unprecedented scenes. Etc. Etc. https://t.co/MEyGAPpOmo
— PeatWorrier (@PeatWorrier) January 22, 2019
Their complaints were echoed again and again on social media ...
So much for the “enhanced role” for devolved Governments in the Brexit negotiations. The lack of trust that this Government would ever stick to any commitments... https://t.co/Syo0DTHyL0
— SNP Brussels (@SNPbrussels) January 22, 2019
BREAKING NEWS... ( January 22; 1845)
— Frank Beattie (@mykilmarnock) January 22, 2019
How NOT to win friends....
The UK Government has cancelled talks with senior politicians from Scotland and Wales over Brexit.
I always knew Westminster didn't care about Scotland or Wales.
@theresa_may and the UK Government prove, yet again, they have zero respect for the people of Scotland and Wales #ScotRef 🏴 #NotSurprised https://t.co/TYTyUt5GbU
— 🏴 Neale Hanvey 🇮🇪 🇪🇺🎗 (@JNHanvey) January 22, 2019
This is slap in the face to the people of Scotland and Wales. https://t.co/rxRnPVaskW
— Jonathon Poole-Smith (@JPooleSmith) January 22, 2019
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