Row erupts as Rishi Sunak vampire advert rejected as ‘slanderous’

A poster exhibiting Rishi Sunak as a vampire feasting on Scottish oil has been rejected by a media large over fears it’s “slanderous”.

Alex Salmond’s nationalist Alba Party wished to run a billboard marketing campaign with the paintings of the Prime Minister.

It options an of Mr Sunak as a vampire and reads: “No wonder he’s laughing. He’s got Scotland’s oil. Stop him – join Alba Party.”

But Global mentioned it could not run the advert on account of fears it was “slanderous” in the direction of the PM.

In an e mail, the agency mentioned: “The only political messages we allow to run are basic messages such as vote for us, but not when a party is slandering someone.”

But Alba Party common secretary Chris McEleny warned promoting corporations shouldn’t be allowed to censor political campaigns.

He mentioned: “Our proposed advert was a completely legitimate means of getting across the important point that Scotland’s enormous North Sea oil reserves are being plundered by Westminster and being used to feed the economic folly of the UK Government.

“The proposal that we can run an advertising campaign but only if it doesn’t contain the image or any political messaging whatsoever is completely ridiculous.

“It misses the entire point that big corporations shouldn’t get to pick and choose what political messages the public get to see in Scotland.

“Political campaign adverts are part of the culture of the democratic process, it would be a very boring world if we accepted a situation that the only political adverts that are acceptable are those with a message ‘vote for us’ next to a party logo.  Global Media should think again.”

It is known the get together led by the previous Scottish first minister deliberate to run the marketing campaign within the Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency subsequent month forward of a by-election.

The poster is a throwback to comparable paintings utilized by the SNP in opposition to Margaret Thatcher within the Nineteen Eighties.

Global was contacted for remark.