THERESA MAY was booed and heckled by performers at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on Tuesday.

The Prime Minister met members of the Soweto Gospel Choir, who are performing in the Scottish capital as part of the city’s annual arts festival.

But, as she arrived for their performance at Edinburgh’s Assembly Hall, she was greeted by heckles.

Comic Janey Godley, who is performing at the Fringe, shouted at her: “Theresa, are you coming in the show? We’ve got a foodbank.”

Ms Godley, who joined protests at the Turnberry golf course during the recent visit by US President Donald Trump, also called out: “Is your shoes lovely Theresa? We’ve got nice foodbanks.”

Ms May was also booed as she left the show and headed for talks with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

The Prime Minister was in Scotland to formally sign off on a “city deal” for Edinburgh and south-east Scotland.

She described the agreement, which brings together the Westminster and Holyrood governments, councils, universities and business, as an “exciting step towards a brighter future” for the Scottish capital and the area surrounding it.

But the PM dodged questions on whether she would accept a request from the Scottish government to hold a second vote on independence.

“I believe what we should be doing now is working and getting on with the job of delivering on the future of the United Kingdom.

“That’s about Brexit, it is about getting a good Brexit deal, it is about all the other issues, like the industrial strategy, like the city deals,” Ms May said when pressed on the issue.

Conrad Landin is the Morning Star’s Scotland Editor.