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Scottish Greens Defend Iris Duane Over Resurfaced Queen Post
The Scottish Greens said the deleted post was a joke as opposition parties called it appalling and demanded an apology.
- An unearthed January 2022 social media post by Bradford-born Iris Duane, a newly elected Scottish Green Party MSP, referred to the late Queen Elizabeth as "lizard Lizzie" and expressed anticipation of her death.
- The Scottish Green Party nearly doubled its parliamentary presence, winning 15 seats in Friday's election, up from eight five years ago, with Duane elected via the Glasgow regional list.
- While the Scottish Greens defended the post as "intended as a joke," Scottish Tory MSP Murdo Fraser condemned the comments as "deeply offensive and disrespectful," and Reform UK called them "appalling."
- Alongside Duane, non-binary PhD student Q Manivannan won the Edinburgh and Lothians East seat for the Greens on Friday, while SNP leader John Swinney refused to rule out a coalition with the party.
- This political landscape reflects ongoing tensions at Holyrood over transgender rights and facility policies, as Duane previously vowed to overturn bans on transgender people using gender-specific toilets if elected.
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