‘Narrow minded nationalists’ decried

THE “NARROW-MINDED nationalism” of both Ukip and the SNP is the wrong direction for Britain, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has said.

Danny Alexander said the parties led by Nigel Farage and Alex Salmond rely on the “myth of exceptionalism” – a suggestion that leaving either the European Un- ion as Ukip wants, or exiting the UK as the SNP is campaigning for, would result in a better deal for voters.

But the UK Government Minister said neither party can “say with certainty what life would be like after walking away”.

While he said Ukip and the SNP are “very different parties”, he used a speech in Paris to condemn both their core policies.

“Both parties’ narrow-minded nationalism is – I believe – the wrong direction for our country to move into,” Mr Alexander said.

“And a decision for Scotland to leave the UK, or for the UK to leave the EU, would be politically irreversible.”