READ MORE: <\/strong> ‘Beyond angry’ Humza Yousaf launches tirade after SNP ceasefire vote rejected<\/strong><\/p>\n “He might ask if I had done that why I would have shown up this morning if I was not prepared to do my duty in this House, if I was not prepared to show respect to this House.<\/p>\n “It would be a bit like attending the Cenotaph and not singing the national anthem.”<\/p>\n The SNP’s Westminster leader was among senior politicians attending the service led by the King on November 12.<\/p>\n He came under criticism at the time for failing to sing the national anthem at the ceremony commemorating the nation’s war dead.<\/p>\n Scottish Conservative deputy leader Meghan Gallagher insisted the Aberdeen South MP should have taken part in the national anthem.<\/p>\n Ms Gallacher said: \u201cStephen Flynn is entitled to his republican views, but as Westminster leader of the SNP he has a duty to show respect to our head of state and to all nations and anthems.<\/p>\n \u201cBy apparently refusing to join in with the national anthem, especially at a service to honour those who gave their lives for this country, he has fallen shamefully short of this.\u201d<\/p>\n Mr Flynn’s silence during the national anthem was also slammed by a number of people on X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n An SNP spokesperson said at the time: “Stephen Flynn was honoured to represent the SNP at the Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph, which is about remembering the sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedoms, including members of Mr Flynn’s family.<\/p>\n “It is disappointing that the Scottish Conservative Party is seeking to politicise Remembrance Sunday in this way, on a day when we should be united in remembering the service of others.”<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/Penny-Mordaunt-5069442.jpg?r=1700138667008\")
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