DESPITE Holyrood voting to refuse consent for the UK's EU Withdrawal Bill, the Tories plan to push on with it anyway.
Their Scottish branch office have been as loyal as ever, and were the only party in the Scottish Parliament to back the power grab.
It'll be the first time in the 20 years of devolution that Westminster has put through a Bill in the Commons despite consent being refused.
At First Minister's Questions, Nicola Sturgeon reminded the Scottish Tories of the importance of the UK respecting the will of Holyrood – and used the words of one of their own to make the point.
The SNP's Ash Denham asked: "What engagement has the Scottish Government undertaken with the UK Government since Tuesday when this parliament, Tories excepted, united to refuse consent to the EU Withdrawal Bill?"
And below is the First Minister's response.
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