Michelle Thomson’s deleted tweet about Ukraine and the EU

Scottish National Party MSP for Falkirk East

What was posted

Michelle Thomson commented on Ukraine’s application to join the European Union and asked readers to draw a lesson for Scotland.

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Why it mattered

Thomson apologised after criticism. The episode was reported alongside Nicola Sturgeon’s statement that there was no comparison between the war in Ukraine and Scotland’s independence debate.

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