Penny Mordaunt jokes she believed SNP were behind Glasgow's Willy Wonka experience due to 'high cost', 'poor return'

The Willy Wonka experience in Glasgow has earned global headlines – for all the wrong reasons

Penny Mordaunt joked she believed the SNP were behind the viral Willy Wonka experience in Glasgow due to its “high cost” and “poor return”.

The Commons Leader drew upon the widely mocked “immersive experience”, which has been condemned by visitors, as she hit back at criticism from the SNP over the use of public funds.

SNP business spokesman Richard Thomson raised concerns over £15,000 of taxpayers’ cash being used to cover damages paid to an academic that UK science secretary Michelle Donelan falsely accused of supporting Hamas.