The tory litany of broken brexit promises — scottish national party

Over the years, the Scottish Tories broke one promise after another – lining up behind their Westminster bosses and imposing a hard-right Brexit that Scotland firmly rejected. Douglas Ross

and the Scottish Tories enthusiastically backed Boris Johnson’s Brexit, despite its disastrous consequences for Scotland – and he would probably prefer if people forgot what they’ve said. To

remind the Tories, here are just some in a string of their lies, deflections and broken promises. YOUNG PEOPLE’S OPPORTUNITIES: ABANDONED The Erasmus+ programme, established by former SNP

MEP Winnie Ewing in 1987, is a European scheme that allows young people, regardless of their background, to be able to study, volunteer, or work abroad. JACKSON CARLAW, former leader of the

Scottish Tories, promised that the UK government was “_fighting to ensure that Erasmus+ continues_” and slammed the SNP for “_grandstanding_” when we repeatedly raised concerns about

post-Brexit access to the scheme. > 📹 Erasmus+ is something which all parties agree must continue > post Brexit. For other parties to grandstand against the UK > Government is 

simply wrong. The young people in #Eastwood and across > Scotland should know that we are fighting to ensure that Erasmus+ > continues 📚 pic.twitter.com/tnWei0TIey >  > — Jackson

 Carlaw MSP (@Jackson_Carlaw) May 17, 2018 Now, it’s clear that Boris Johnson’s deal DEPRIVES SCOTLAND’S YOUNG PEOPLE OF VITAL OPPORTUNITIES – with Michel Barnier confirming that “_the

British Government decided not to participate in the Erasmus exchange programme._” That’s despite Boris Johnson, only a year before, claiming there was “_no threat to the Erasmus scheme_”

and that the UK will “_continue to participate in it_“. > A year ago the PM promised in the House of Commons that the #Erasmus > scheme was safe in his hands. I was apparently “talking

 out of the > back of my neck” for suggesting the disastrous outcome we have > today. #UKEUDeal pic.twitter.com/Hv7DY4hXPT >  > — Douglas Chapman MP 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 > 

(@DougChapmanSNP) December 24, 2020 SCOTTISH FISHING COMMUNITIES: SOLD OUT In 2018, DOUGLAS ROSS said it would be easier to get someone to “_drink a pint of cold sick_” than to back a

FISHING DEAL THAT ALLOWED TWO YEARS OF ACCESS to waters for EU vessels. Now, he pledged to SUPPORT BORIS JOHNSON’S BREXIT DEAL THAT’S FAR WORSE than that – giving EU fishing vessels access

to UK waters for at least five years, and probably more. > Scottish jobs, businesses and livelihoods rely on Scottish MP’s > supporting the UK-EU trade deal. >  > The SNP have 

always put political games before the people they serve > and by voting against this deal they are once again showing their > true colours. >  > — Douglas Ross MP 

(@Douglas4Moray) December 27, 2020 JOHN LAMONT is another Scottish Tory who made promises to Scotland’s fishing community by pledging he would VOTE DOWN ANY DEAL that did not deliver _“total

control of fish stocks and vessel access_”. ALL OF THE 13 SCOTTISH TORY MPS, including Douglas Ross and John Lamont, even signed a letter in 2018 saying they “_could not support an

agreement with the EU that would prevent the UK from independently negotiating access and quota shares_“, claiming that it would be a “_BETRAYAL OF SCOTLAND_” if they voted for that. > 

Letter here 👇 pic.twitter.com/FMoCBJV1GB >  > — Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) November 14, 2018 Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal didn’t even come close to delivering that – but the

remaining six Scottish Tory MPs have EMPHATICALLY BACKED WHAT THEY THEMSELVES CALLED A “_BETRAYAL OF SCOTLAND_“. DAVID DUGUID claimed access to waters was his “_RED LINE_” and said it should

not be tied to any Brexit deal. > Hi @david_duguid, you stated that access to waters should not be > tied to an EU trade agreement and suggested it was a “red line” > issue for you

 and @ScotSecofState, but a trade agreement has been > made that has fisheries and access to waters at its very heart. > What’s changed? pic.twitter.com/vvRbcsfmZP >  > — Ross 

Colquhoun (@rosscolquhoun) December 27, 2020 Even though Boris Johnson’s trade deal gives EU VESSELS ACCESS TO UK WATERS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, Duguid’s red line has mysteriously vanished –

proving yet again that Scottish Tories will always roll over to their Westminster bosses. SCOTLAND’S INTERESTS: IGNORED In 2018, BBC reported that Baroness Ruth Davidson and David Mundell

could not support any Brexit deal that introduces DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR NORTHERN IRELAND, suggesting they would be PREPARED TO RESIGN if Northern Ireland was given special arrangements

which differ from Scotland. Now, Boris Johnson’s Brexit claims to give Northern Ireland “_the best of both worlds_” – with extra benefits and special access to the EU’s single market – while

DRAGGING SCOTLAND OUT OF THE EU WITH THE HARDEST BREXIT, despite Scotland voting to remain in the EU by the highest margin. And instead of staying true to their word and resigning, David

Mundell marched through the Westminster lobbies to back the Brexit deal that is FUNDAMENTALLY UNFAIR FOR SCOTLAND, while Ruth Davidson has been rewarded with a life peerage and an ermine

cloak. > 🇪🇺 The UK government are promising a special deal for Northern > Ireland – where it can retain access to the EU’s Single Market. > Why can’t Scotland have the same deal?

>  > ❌ Scottish Tories said they’d resign if there were separate > terms. But they’re still supporting Boris Johnson. > pic.twitter.com/BlgYt0ZTot >  > — The SNP (@theSNP) 

December 9, 2020 Scotland has been completely ignored throughout the Brexit process – in stark contrast to the consistent solidarity shown by the EU to Ireland. While the EU is giving

Ireland €1.05 billion from its Brexit mitigation fund, Scotland has not received a single penny in compensation from the UK government for a Brexit which we overwhelmingly rejected.

SCOTLAND’S ECONOMY: DAMAGED Despite endless Vote Leave promises that with Brexit, the UK would “thrive like never before”, reports have revealed that the volume of exports to the EU fell by

a staggering 68% in the month after the UK officially left the Brexit transition period. The Road Haulage Association’s chief executive, Richard Burnett, told the Observer: “_I find it

deeply frustrating and annoying that ministers have chosen not to listen to the industry and experts_” It’s clear that Boris Johnson’s Tory Brexit is an economic disaster for Scotland’s

economy, leaving businesses struggling and putting jobs on the line. Scottish firms are being hammered with a mountain of extra Brexit costs, red tape and barriers to trade with the EU – a

market seven times the size of the UK. IT’S TIME TO PUT SCOTLAND’S FUTURE IN SCOTLAND’S HANDS This ridiculous claim by the Better Together campaign has not aged well. > What is process 

for removing our EU citizenship? Voting yes. > #scotdecides >  > — Better Together (@UK_Together) September 2, 2014 In 2014, we were told the only way to preserve Scotland’s EU

membership was to vote “No”, and that the United Kingdom was a “_partnership of equals_“. Since then, the Brexit vote and the way in which Scotland has been consistently ignored by

Westminster have turned these promises into dust. Scotland’s future must lie in Scotland’s hands – not those of Boris Johnson and the Scottish Tories, who have consistently sold out

Scotland’s interests and imposed an extreme Brexit against our will. > ❌ Scotland never voted for this extreme Tory Brexit. >  > 🌍 Stop the world, Scotland wants to get > 

on.pic.twitter.com/KMi1MGJgEu https://t.co/zVg8zNAOnB >  > — The SNP (@theSNP) December 24, 2020