An SNP minister has apologised after blasting Cabinet colleagues and dismissing the late Queen’s Jubilee as “royalist b*****ks” in a spate of foul mouthed messages.
Elena Whitham also criticised her party’s handling of harassment claims against sex pest MP Patrick Grady and mocked opposition MSPs.
In a series of scathing WhatsApp messages leaked to the Record, Whitham lays into Deputy First Minister Shona Robison - branding her a “cold fish” and “painful to listen to.” She also hits out at culture minister Angus Robertson, saying “the ego has landed” when he was given a cabinet job.
On the SNP’s continuing support for Grady she says: “Why are we supporting Grady? Honestly?.” She said last night: "These comments were not acceptable and I apologise sincerely."Last night Whitham’s outbursts prompted claims the SNP group at Holyrood is in “disarray”.
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