It’s a Highlands clearout as stroppy SNP storm out of the Commons
Theresa May was all over the place on Brexit - but a mass walkout by the SNP overshadowed her clash with Corbyn
WHEN a horde of nationalists wiped out Labour in Scotland in 2015, they first upset ancient Commons procedure by clapping in the chamber.
It only took the SNP MPs three years to stage a mass walkout of the Commons, and they could not have looked more delighted.
In one of the most farcical ever sessions of Prime Minister’s Questions, the PM and the leader of the opposition were demoted to a mere side show.
SNP boss Ian Blackford, a usually tiresome addition to the line up, arose and did not sit down again until he was booted out.
Furious that Scottish issues were pushed out of the endless back and forth over the government's EU exit bill debate yesterday, Mr Blackford was determined to have his moment in the limelight.
Making an absurd suggestion the Commons convene in secret - his deliberate ploy to disrupt PMQs worked a treat.
And before long the Commons resembled a Glasgow pub at closing time, with SNP members signalling they would like to discuss matters further with their Tory counterparts in the car park.
Speaker John Bercow, who is not having a good day anyway with fresh complaints of sexism, quickly lost control and command of the House.
By the time he kicked Blackford out - who took all his members with him to choruses of “BYE” - the day had descended into a total farce.
And what a relief for Theresa May, because while she had the best joke of the day, she was all over the shop once again on Brexit.
Mr Corbyn had plenty to go on, and managed to dribble the ball into the open goal.
But if it hadn’t been for the Highlands clearout, it may have been remembered for the day Mrs May made a half decent joke.
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