An MP has lodged a bid for the controversial renaming of an historic Scots pub called the ‘Black Bitch’ to be debated in Parliament.
Linlithgow MP Martyn Day tabled the early day motion after major pub chain Greene King confirmed plans to change the name of the town’s bar to more “inclusive” title the Black Hound.
The move has sparked outrage in the town, with a petition calling for the name to remain gathering more than 6,000 signatures in a matter of days and former First Minister Alex Salmond wading into the row.
In his motion, the SNP MP called on the Suffolk-based pub giant to “abandon plans to change the name of the tavern in a misguided attempt at virtue signalling, and instead recognise the nation’s history and culture”.The ‘Black
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