A former SNP staff member has told colleagues that they are “not safe” working for the party, “which ignores sexual harassment complaints”.The former employee is understood to have sent an email to
A SECOND Glasgow councillor has defected to Alba in the SNP’s flagship local authority. John Letford, who was sacked as SNP whip by council leader Susan Aitken last year, announced he had quit the party to campaign for Alex Salmond’s new vehicle. He joins former SNP councillor Michelle Ferns, who defected last month and is now the top-ranked Alba candidate on the regional list for Glasgow. Mr Letford had already announced he would be standing for re-election in the Maryhill ward next year. However the defection is an embarrassment to Nicola Sturgeon, who represents the Glasgow Southside seat, and has been highly supportive of Ms Aitken’s leadership.
Nicola Sturgeon and John Letford. Source: Facebook A SECOND Glasgow councillor has defected to Alba in the SNP’s flagship local authority. John Letford, who was sacked as SNP whip by council leader Susan Aitken last year, announced he had quit the party to campaign for Alex Salmond’s new vehicle. He joins former SNP councillor Michelle Ferns, who defected last month and is now the top-ranked Alba candidate on the regional list for Glasgow. Mr Letford had already announced he would be standing for re-election in the Maryhill ward next year. However the defection is an embarrassment to Nicola Sturgeon, who represents the Glasgow Southside seat, and has been highly supportive of Ms Aitken’s leadership.
Priti Patel blasted for âimmoralâ dawn raids on Scottish asylum seekers A group of MPs have written to the Home Secretary following a dawn raid on an asylum-seeking family which left a pensioner in hospital. The eight SNP MPs – all seven Glasgow representatives along with the MP for Cumbernauld – have criticised the practise and say it is ‘immoral’ and an infringement of human rights. It comes after a raid on a home in the north of Glasgow on April 23, where enforcement officers reportedly threatened a family with deportation. They are believed to have lived in the UK for four and a half years, after fleeing from Pakistan amid a forced marriage attempt.