Police have confirmed they are investigating a banner that appeared near Bute House comparing Nicola Sturgeon to Adolf Hitler.
The banner shows an image of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon with a drawn-on Hitler moustache and is accompanied by text reading: “Herr Sturgeon for Fuhrer.
“Ve vill keep Scotland in Lochdown until ze UK gives ME vot I vont!!! Vote for me, to kill the economy.”
Police Scotland have confirmed that an inquiry is ongoing to the incident. A spokesperson for the force said: “On Thursday, June 25, police received a report of an offensive banner at Charlotte Square in Edinburgh.
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“Officers attended and the banner had been removed. Inquiries are ongoing.”
Former leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson condemned the banner on Twitter saying: “A picture is circulating of a banner posted on railings at Charlotte Square in my Edinburgh Central constituency. I won’t give it further oxygen by linking to it. I condemn it in the strongest terms.
“Come on Scotland, we can do politics better than this.”
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