Children will one day be taught about how close England came to winning Euro 2020, an SNP MP has quipped.
Brendan O’Hara, who represents Argyll and Bute, made the joke in the House of Commons ahead of England’s crunch semi-final clash with Denmark at Wembley on Wednesday.
But the Nationalist made no mention of whether the teaching of Euro 2020 would include details of Scotland’s exit from the competition at the group stage.
The Tartan Army finished bottom of group D following their three games - but managed to avoid defeat to England at Wembley, which no other side has so far managed.
O’Hara’s light-hearted remarks came as MPs considered the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill, which seeks to enable UK governments to call a general election at the time of their choosing.
The MP said: “Under normal circumstances, a debate on whether this Parliament does or does not choose to fix a term between its general elections isn’t something we’d get overly het up about.
“Indeed, we do not intend to be here much longer.
“Hopefully Scotland’s participation in UK general elections will be a thing consigned to the history books that children will learn alongside Robert Burns, William Shakespeare, the moon landings, and how England came so close to winning the European Championships.”
