It was an "off the cuff" remark but it is indeed a political statement by McConnell, a democratic one, which has "stirred up" a hornet's nest from the non-democratically minded unionists like Richard Leonard and Ian Murray!! Boyyy what a picture of anguish on both their faces and great to see them knocked out of their "comfort zone"!! A report on bbc Radio Scotland added that McConnell had "pushed the SLP under a bus". I contacted the bbc and told them that the Scot Labour Party was already "under a bus" and had been for quite a long time up here in Scotland lol!! I also scolded their presenters for not challenging Leonard's usual attack (the Alex Salmond "once in a generation line" yawn yawn!!) on Scotland and his biased "representation"/view of the "mood" of the Scottish people and pointed out that is precisely why they are non-entities in the Scot political scene - totally out of touch and uttering pish with no substance to their arguments whatsoever!! I think McConnell realises that the Labour Party and The Tories (due to Johnson's activities!) are gonna be "wiped out" by the Scottish electorate and there is indeed a possibility that they could use SNP support esp when that poisoned Libdem woman/leader, Swinson, starts "mouthing off" that she would "never say never" re dealing with the Tories again!! Wowwwww and all remain voters BEWARE WHO YOU VOTE FOR!!! In Scotland, JUST UNIFY AND VOTE SNP FFS, NO IFS, NO BUTS, DO IT!!