Mhairi Black hits back over airport champagne claim

Mhairi Black, pictured at Westminster. Picture: Getty

Eating chips for lunch at the House of Commons, staying on to finish her university exams and becoming the youngest MP in hundreds of years have been just a few of her notable moments so far.

So it came as something of a shock when Ms Black was reportedly spotted quaffing champagne with fellow Glasgow MP Natalie McGarry in the British Airways lounge at Glasgow Airport on Monday.

The @eyespymp Twitter account, which describes itself as providing ‘crowd sourced gossip’ tweeted at 7.49pm on Monday: “SNP’s @nataliemcgarry and @mhairi1921 opting for champagne in the invite only BA Glasgow Airport lounge.”

There was a sharp intake of breath from the UK electorate.

People waited for a response from McGarry and Black.

Silence.

Until 10.18am on Tuesday morning, when Black set the record straight, tweeting: “I think you need to check your sources - it was highland spring and a bowl of soup for me. Sorry to disappoint!”

McGarry added: “I can confirm [Mhairi’s water] was of the flat variety. Unlike my fizzy soft drink.”

So, scandal over as the two politicians are revealed to be soft drink socialists.