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Glasgow Times
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Glasgow Times
Glasgow councillor removed from powerful committee
Frank McAveety, who has twice been the leader of the council and a former Labour MSP and Scottish Government minister, was removed from the City Administration Committee when it met today. The move comes after he was suspended by the Labour Party following fraud charges brought against him this month. He was arrested in connection with alleged offences which took place in Glasgow between 2022 and 2024. McAveety served as leader of the council between 2015 and 2017 and from 1997 to 1999. It is understood that the charges relate to reported electoral fraud from when he ran for a seat on the council in 2022. McAveety has been replaced on the committee of senior councillors by Labour councillor, Bill Butler.
The National
22-04-2025
- Politics
- The National
How sectarianism made its mark in this key Scottish by-election
Strip away the pretence and it is more accurately phrased: 'Are you a Catholic or a Protestant?' While great strides have been made in leaving the old sectarian divides in the past, it would be naive to believe they were ever entirely consigned to history, especially in Glasgow and the satellite towns of Lanarkshire. It is here we set our scene for the upcoming Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election, triggered by the sad passing of Christina McKelvie (below). (Image: PA) Sectarianism, never quite vanquished as the idealistic politicians of yesterday would have liked to believe, lingers in Scottish politics. Evidence of this as campaigning began for this crucial by-election has not exactly been glaring; but look closer and you will find it. The SNP have been briefing stories about Labour candidate Davy Russell's ties with the old boys' club of Glasgow, when the city was still red. One of the few photographs of him on record was from an outing he took with former council leader Frank McAveety and other council high heid yins to watch Rangers play at Ibrox. READ MORE: Scottish Government delivers statement after Supreme Court's sex ruling That this picture was briefed out to the press alongside details of his links with the Glasgow Labour mob, as well as his business links with Gers supremo Barry Ferguson, was not coincidental. Some in the SNP believe that Russell has been put forward in the race to galvanise the Unionist – and likely Rangers-supporting – vote in this part of South Lanarkshire. Here's Labour's candidate for the Hamilton by-election, David Russell, watching Rangers play at Ibrox alongside Frank McAveety and George Redmond — Hamish Morrison (@HMorrison97) April 16, 2025 Elsewhere, the SNP made a point this week of announcing they had suspended campaigning as a mark of respect after the death of Pope Francis. Scottish Labour made no such announcement and did not respond to an inquiry from The National as to whether campaigning continued. It is hard to see this as anything other than the logical continuation of a deliberate strategy carried out more than 20 years ago to win over Scottish Catholics, who were historically repelled by the 'Protestant party', as historian Tom Devine once called the SNP. If this seems like an outrageously outdated way of looking at the world, consider the political calculations one must make in a town like Larkhall, where the council spent £17,000 on replacing vandalised green traffic lights and the Subway sandwich shop's sign is black instead of emerald.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Former council leader charged over fraud offences
Former Glasgow City Council leader and ex-Labour MSP Frank McAveety has been arrested and charged over fraud offences. Police Scotland confirmed the allegations were related to incidents in Glasgow between 2022 and 2024. A force spokesperson said: "A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal in due course." Scottish Labour and Glasgow City Council have been contacted for comment. Mr McAveety, 62, was council leader from 1997 until 1999, when he was elected to the Scottish Parliament. He served as deputy minister for local government, deputy minister for health and community care and minister for tourism, culture and sport in the early years of devolution. Mr McAveety lost the Glasgow Shettleston seat to the SNP in 2011 and was re-elected to Glasgow City council in 2012. He became the local authority's leader for a second time in 2015 but was succeeded by the SNP's Susan Aitken in 2017. More stories from Glasgow & West Scotland More stories from Scotland
BBC News
15-04-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Ex-Glasgow council leader Frank McAveety charged over fraud offences
Former Glasgow City Council leader and ex-Labour MSP Frank McAveety has been arrested and charged over fraud Scotland confirmed the allegations were related to incidents in Glasgow between 2022 and Labour and Glasgow City Council have been contacted for McAveety was council leader from 1997 until 1999 when he was elected to the Scottish Parliament. He held several ministerial positions before he lost the Glasgow Shettleston seat to the SNP in McAveety was elected to the council in 2012, then re-elected as council leader in was succeeded by the SNP's Susan Aitken in 2017.
