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Dirty Bugger


[Scottish Labour MSP Colin Smyth has
been arrested and charged over possession
of indecent images.
The 52-year-old, who has represented
South Scotland since 2016,
was arrested at a property in
Dumfries earlier this month.

Smyth has been suspended
by Scottish Labour and is now listed as
an independent on the parliament website.
He is due to appear at Dumfries Sheriff Court
at a later date.

Smyth has held several
frontbench roles,
most recently in April 2023,
and previously served as
Scottish Labour's general secretary.

His phone was answered but then died
when BBC Scotland News tried to contact him.
A Labour spokesperson said:
"The whip has been removed from
Colin Smyth MSP, pending an investigation.

"We cannot comment further on this
matter while the investigation is ongoing."
It is understood the party suspended
Smyth when it became aware
of the police investigation.]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy08309kxw6o