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Scottish Labour accused of trying to hide candidate’s link to scandal-hit firm


Byelection campaign material does not disclose Davy Russell’s work for company previously accused of data falsification

Labour is facing questions over transparency after it failed to disclose that a byelection candidate worked for a company previously embroiled in a data falsification scandal.

The party has not told voters in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse byelection that its candidate, Davy Russell, worked as a consultant to a subsidiary of Mears Group in the neighbouring area of North Lanarkshire.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/23/scottish-labour-accused-of-trying-to-hide-candidates-link-to-scandal-hit-firm

Author : Severin Carrell, Conrad Landin and Libby Brooks

Publish date : 2025-05-23 09:00:00

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