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Alex Salmond had a bizarre reason for not attending the Syria debate
Alex Salmond had a bizarre reason for not attending the Syria debate
Jeremy WilsonNov 26, 2015, 21:21 IST
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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 21: First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond, smiles during the last First Ministers Questions before September 18th Independence Referendum on August 21,2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. In less than a month voters will go to the polls to vote yes or no on whether Scotland should become an independent country.Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesThe House of Commons was packed on Thursday as MPs crowded into the chamber to hear Prime Minister David Cameron outline his plans to bomb Syria.
There was, however, one notable absence - Alex Salmond.
Instead of taking part in the debate, the former leader of the Scottish National Party was 400 miles away, unveiling a portrait of himself at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh.
Salmond, who is now the SNP's foreign affairs spokesman has been very critical of the Government's military involvement in Syria, so it was very unusual for him to miss such an important debate.
