Labour has been accused of 'selling Scotland down the river for power' after John McDonnell (pictured left at the Edinburgh Fringe today) declared the party will not block a fresh independence referendum - in a naked pitch for a pact with the SNP. The shadow chancellor has refused to back down despite facing a wave of anger over the huge concession, which is seemingly designed to pave the way for a deal with Nicola Sturgeon (pictured right) after a snap election. The blatant offer came hours after the Scottish First Minister floated a 'progressive alliance' with Jeremy Corbyn to 'lock the Tories out of government' and block Brexit. The intervention enraged Labour MPs, who accused Mr McDonnell of 'betrayal' by 'appeasing nationalists', and 'dumping' on the party's existing policy. Former Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander said the remarks were 'strikingly ignorant', while others pointed out that he had adopted SNP propaganda by describing Westminster as the 'English Parliament'. Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson (inset) pointed out that a 'once in a generation' referendum had been held in 2014, and the separatists lost.
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