article_snippet: A Labour MP has received a dressing down from A Labour MP own party after A Labour MP described Nicola Sturgeon as ‘the wee lass with the tin helmet on’.
article_snippet: The remark, which is thought to be a reference to the SNP leader’s height and haircut, was greeted with laughter by party members in the audience.
article_snippet: Speaking about the General Election campaign, Party whip David Hamilton said: ‘We’ve got to go out there and not just be negative about the SNP because that’s very easy to do when you see the wee lass with the tin helmet on.
article_snippet: Owen Thompson, the SNP candidate who is hoping to become the MP in Mr Hamilton’s Midlothian seat, said: ‘This sexist comment - and the reaction in the hall at Labour Conference - proves that the dinosaurs are sadly still roaming the Labour Party in Scotland.
highlights_snippet: Comment thought to be a reference to the SNP leader’s height and haircut .
  