SUSPENDING rebel SNP MSP Fergus Ewing from the party group at Holyrood for a week is proportionate, a senior member of the Scottish Government has…
Speaking about his stance, the veteran MSP said afterwards: “I choose to defend my constituents’ interests and let the cards fall where they may.”
SNP MP Joanna Cherry however claimed his rebellion was “the product of years of inadequate debate in our party about policy making”. “In particular the First Minister has been quite clear he wants people to come to him and to speak to him internally if they have any concerns they wish to raise, he has an open door in that regard.
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