SCOTTISH Tory MP Kirstene Hair has been accused of “peddling fake news” after she attempted to blame nationalists for a policy introduced by her own government.

Last autumn, the government freed fire and police forces in Scotland from the obligation to pay VAT, which had imposed extra spending constraints on emergency services. Other parts of Britain were already exempt.

Angus MP Ms Hair tweeted: “Thankfully, Scottish Tories ended the SNP policy that saw our fire service pay VAT.”