Johnson’s Brexit as Liberation Remarks
- Submitted by: Stuart McMillan, Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2017
- Motion reference: S5M-04229
That the Parliament denounces the words of Boris Johnson, who is reported to have likened the UK withdrawal from the EU to “liberation”; is mindful of the history of oppression and authoritarian regimes in Europe, of which the UK and Scotland played a significant role in ending, and acknowledges Swedish MEP Anna Maria Corazza Bildt’s objections; reiterates that Scotland voted by 62% to 38% to remain in the EU; calls on the Foreign Secretary to retract what it considers his offensive comment, and urges him to consider his words carefully as the UK, it considers, is about to embark on tearing Scotland and the UK away from the EU.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Willie Coffey, Jenny Gilruth, Christine Grahame, Emma Harper, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Joan McAlpine, Gil Paterson, Maree Todd, David Torrance
Amendments that have not been voted on
Johnson’s Brexit as Liberation Remarks - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, February 27, 2017
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Bill Bowman, Miles Briggs, Donald Cameron, Peter Chapman, Maurice Corry, Murdo Fraser, Maurice Golden, Jamie Greene, Rachael Hamilton, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, John Lamont, Gordon Lindhurst, Dean Lockhart, Margaret Mitchell, Oliver Mundell, Douglas Ross, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Ross Thomson, Annie Wells
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001