Apology over tweet on child’s clothes

An SNP politician has apologised after she criticised what a Tory MP’S young daughter chose to wear on her first day at a new nursery.

Moira Shelmit, a SNP councillor in West Lothian, posted a snide tweet about a picture published online by Paul Masterton MP, which showed his little girl wearing a pink jack- et as she began her first walk to school.

Ms Shelmit responded to the East Renfrewshire MP’S post by tweeting: “Pink and sheep for girls. Tuff trucks for boys. @Bbcwomen’shour #genderstereotyping.”

The MP responded angrily, tweeting: “For info: we let Daisy pick her own clothes, so what if she likes pink?”

Ms Shelmit removed the tweet and apologised. 0 Paul Masterton reacted to criticism of daughter’s outfit