With friends like these..
Salmond kicks off Fringe show with ‘good pal’ Tory Brexit minister
ALEX Salmond put politcal differences aside to welcome his “good pal” and Brexit Secretary David Davis to his first Edinburgh Fringe chat show.
The former first minister is staging a sold out, two-week run of Alex Salmond Unleashed and promised a mix of music, politics and comedy.
Salmond said the subject of his first show was Scotland In Europe and after talking about William Wallace and the country’s European history, he introduced Davis, to the surprise of the audience.
As he walked on stage, Salmond said: “Remember all the guests are my pals so watch how you treat them. Can I introduce you to the next prime minister of the United Kingdom, perhaps the last prime minister of the United Kingdom, Mr David Davis.”
In a light-hearted discussion, Davis was pushed on Cabinet divisions and the timescale for Brexit and said Salmond was “trying to make me lose my job”.
Salmond said they had worked together to try to impeach Tony Blair over Iraq but Davis had to remove his name from the motion when he was appointed to Cabinet.
Questioned about his leadership ambitions should Prime Minister Theresa May step down, Davis laughed and said: “I am really a very, very bad leadership candidate.”
Salmond said Davis was “the acceptable face of the Brexiteers and certainly the one who knows what he’s talking about”.
He ended the show by raising £1000 for charity from a member of the audience who paid to have lunch with the two politicians.