WESTMINSTER has a track record of failing to understand Scots, but this latest example really takes the biscuit.
Ian Blackford has issued a clarification after it seemed he'd inadvertently pulled wool over the eyes of a Westminster Pets account.
The Twitter profile shares pictures of MPs posing with animals, such as ex-Libdem leader Tim Farron with his dog or Speaker Lindsay Hoyle with his home zoo.
It is a lamb.
— Ian Blackford (@Ianblackford_MP) July 25, 2020
But the account baffled Twitter users when it shared a picture of the SNP Westminster leader with a lamb.
It asked: “Anyone know what kind of dog this is?”
Anyone know what type of dog this is? Anyway, it belongs to @Ianblackford_MP and it's our MP pet of the day #WestminsterPets#WestminsterPets pic.twitter.com/P2uFZTDlcD
— Westminster Pets (@WestminsterPets) July 24, 2020
Blackford, who keeps a flock on his croft, offered a pretty convincing answer.
It is a lamb.
— Ian Blackford (@Ianblackford_MP) July 25, 2020
The SNP MP regularly shares images and videos of his sheep, including this one from earlier this year.
And so it begins. Lambing has started. Mother and twins safely transferred to the byre and a good feed for mum. Two healthy boy lambs. pic.twitter.com/1No4he6KNX
— Ian Blackford (@Ianblackford_MP) April 6, 2020
Reassuringly, Westminster Pets confirmed that the query about the lamb in question was indeed a joke.
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