
Earlier this week Nicola Sturgeon attended a joint ministerial council for the leaders of the UK in the hope that Theresa May would present a coherent plan for Brexit.
Leaders from Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland attended the No 10 meeting, where the prime minister attempted to allay serious concerns about leaving the EU.
Instead, Sturgeon called the talks ‘frustrating’.
She said:
I don't know any more now about the UK Government’s approach to the EU negotiations than I did before I went in to the meeting.
While most major news outlets went with this line, the Sun decided to go with something different on its Twitter account:
Nicola Sturgeon tries to out-shoe Theresa May with crocodile-skin stilettos for crunch Downing St meeting https://t.co/9ty72weQEi— Sun Politics (@Sun Politics) 1477313413
The print edition also made a point about Sturgeon's footwear, accompanied with an image and a close-up, in case you missed it...
Not to worry, Miriam Brett, economic adviser to the Scottish National Party, graciously offered an alternative:
Needless to say, people appreciated it:
@MiriamBrett @SunPolitics Best reply ever 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂— John Lowe Independence is the only goal. 🏴 (@John Lowe Independence is the only goal. 🏴) 1477394885
@MiriamBrett @MhairiHunter @SunPolitics very good!— james wyness (@james wyness) 1477398506
And made jokes
@MiriamBrett auto correct really got them on this one!— Patrick Mulholland (@Patrick Mulholland) 1477500024
While others were just perplexed with the Sun's coverage:
@SunPolitics @traquir @TheSun Shock Horror, person with shoes meets another person with shoes. I don't recall you discussing Cameron's shoes— K (@K) 1477315356
@MiriamBrett @Scientists4EU @SunPolitics Two most powerful women in the UK talking #Brexit and The Sun talks shoes? FFS.— Rashmi Sudiwala (@Rashmi Sudiwala) 1477522844
Basically...
@MiriamBrett @blackpigcomic If there's a mic on hand, Miriam, you really need to drop it. Fabulous.— Lower-case Qrueger (qrueger) (@Lower-case Qrueger (qrueger)) 1477414590
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