SCOTTISH NATIONALISTS have been branded “appalling” over an MSP’s plans to host a Holyrood event sponsored by McDonalds, in spite of Nicola Sturgeon’s pledge to turn the screws on unscrupulous bosses.

Fulton MacGregor, who represents Coatbridge and Chryston in the Scottish Parliament, will host political colleagues at an “evening of celebration” for the “Fun Football” initiative. This is a new scheme promoted by the Scottish FA and McDonalds.

The event invitation said the scheme’s “headline offer” to Scottish kids is “over five million hours of fun football across the country and a collective ambition to grow the game.”