A new SNP MP has been accused of ‘faking’ a Scottish accent when she was sworn in at Westminster and crossed her fingers when pledging allegiance to the King.
Lara Bird, 28, the SNP‘s new Arbroath and Broughty Ferry representative in the Commons, provoked a backlash with her gesture.
And she has now faced scrutiny over her accent, with videos widely shared online in which many say she sounds more English than Scottish.
Social media users have highlighted a video posted to her Instagram account in January this year, discussing clashes between the US and Venezuela.
She sounded similar in an interview with the British
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