Trevor Kavanagh, a columnist and associate editor of the Sun, defended his titles for their decision to diverge on opinion north and south of the border with the English edition endorsing the Conservatives and the Scottish edition the SNP.
On Thursday morning the English edition of the newspaper supported Conservative leader David Cameron to lead the UK with a cover anticipating the upcoming royal baby birth.
In contrast, the Scottish edition ran a Star Wars mock-up likening SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon to rebel alliance figurehead Princess Leia.
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Source: The Drum