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21
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5%
1 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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A former American senator claims he was told to cover up his T-shirt during a tour of the Scottish parliament after its design was seen as a ‘political statement’.
uncertain
design → see → statement
Republican Scott P. Brown was about to embark on a tour of Holyrood when he says he was stopped by a police officer who took umbrage at his top supporting ‘law enforcement’.
asserted
who → embark → enforcement
The 67-year-old explained that he had bought the black short-sleeved garment printed with the Thin Blue Line flag, and a Spartan helmet, at a bike festival earlier in the summer.
asserted
he → explain → summer
But posting a video on X, the ex-Massachusetts congressman told his 65,000 followers that he was ‘told to cover up’ after the officer objected to the motifs.
asserted
officer → post → motifs
He wrote: ‘Had a great stay in Scotland except when I tried to visit parliament.’
asserted
I → write → parliament
The former senator said in a short clip: ‘This cop came up to me and said “do you mind covering up your shirt”?
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you → say → shirt
I’m like what are you talking about?
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you → ’m → what
And he says “it’s a political shirt… it represents a political stance’.
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it → say → stance
Pointing at the blue and white stripes, he tells followers: ‘The political stance is obviously that I support law enforcement, which I do.
asserted
I → point → which
I was pretty shocked.
asserted
I → shock → ?
So we just went in and took off after, because it wasn’t worth it.’
asserted
it → go → ?
But he still hailed Scotland as ‘a beautiful place’.
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he → hail → place
It is not the first time visitors have been asked to cover up or remove items due to attire that is seen an inappropriate.
asserted
that → ask → attire
In 2024 Jenny Willmott, a co-founder of the campaign group Scottish Lesbians, was told to remove a ‘Scottish Lesbian’ badge at a Women’s Rights Network event due to its ‘partisan message’.
asserted
Willmott → tell → message
In 2022 the parliament apologised after a woman was ejected for refusing to remove a scarf in the suffragette colours of purple, green and white.
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woman → apologise → purple
Former US senator Scott P Brown was told to cover up his T-shirt at Holyrood
And earlier this year Scottish Greens Maggie Chapman and Kate Nevens were accused of an extremist ‘political stunt’ after wearing pro-Palestine scarves while being sworn in as MSPs.
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Chapman → tell → MSPs
The Scottish Conservatives said at the time it was ‘blatant hypocrisy’ as Green MSPs previously objected to the women’s rights campaigners wearing suffragette colours in parliament.
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campaigners → say → parliament
The parliament website asks the public to ‘remember that it is a working parliamentary building’ and that ‘protests are not allowed inside the building’.
asserted
protests → ask → building
It advises that visitors are permitted to wear ‘a single small, discreet badge’ to express their view.
asserted
visitors → advise → view
But a spokesman said: ‘The Parliament’s visitor behaviour policy prohibits the display of flags, banners and political slogans inside the Holyrood building, including on clothing and accessories.
asserted
policy → say → clothing
‘Visitors displaying flags, banners or political slogans are asked to remove or cover up such items before being allowed entry.’
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Visitors → display → entry
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