SCOTS have been "disrespected and s*** upon" by Westminster following the Referendum, according to actor Alan Cumming.

The Good Wife star and LGBT rights campaigner made the comments yesterday after he was named an honorary Doctor by the Open University (OU) in Edinburgh.

Speaking to the Sunday Herald following the ceremony the 50-year-old said the implementation of English Votes For English Laws (EVEL) has also left non-English MPs with less value than their English colleagues.

Cumming said: "English MPs can vote on English things but all these MPs from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are basically like second-class citizens; they are members of the Houses of Parliament of Great Britain.

"We voted No, we kind of got disrespected and s*** upon in terms of being lured into thinking certain things were going to happen and now in a funny way it's England who has got independence. It's crazy.

"That's another act of the Westminster Government deriding the Scottish experience."

He said Scots were shown a "lack of respect" by "the Westminster crew" after the promises depicted in the Vow were not fulfilled and added: "The whole thing was so precise and detailed but those details have not been met."

Cumming was nominated for the accolade by the Open University's staff due to his outstanding contribution to both the acting profession and LGBT rights.

He has campaigned for equality for LGBT people for years, winning numerous awards from organisations around the world for his work.

Scotland still has improvements to make towards full LGBT equality, said Cumming, but welcomed the legalisation of gay marriage.

The actor said: "Until there is full equality, everyone could be doing more.

"I saw a report recently that said Scotland is one of the best places in terms of LGBT rights and respect, but the transgender part of LGBT everywhere is lacking, not just in Scotland but everywhere.

"Gay rights have been at the forefront of the struggle and the transgender community has been left behind a little but it's a really exciting time for transgender people and now we have to have the legal rights to back that up, particularly in the workplace."

Joined by his mum and husband Grant Shaffer at the ceremony yesterday, he spoke to the graduates about the importance of education in society and said he was "very honoured and so happy" to have been chosen for the prestigious award.

The actor is now working on the next series of American show The Good Wife, as well as writing another book and touring his show 'Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs'.

He is hoping to bring the show to Edinburgh next year.