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A Scottish Labour MSP has been suspended from the party over an allegation of inappropriate conduct.<\/p>\n
Foysol Choudhury, who has served as an MSP for Lothian since 2021, will sit as an independent while the party carries out an investigation.<\/p>\n
A Labour spokesperson said the party \u201ctakes all complaints seriously\u201d. \u201cThey are fully investigated in line with our rules and procedures, and any appropriate action is taken,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n
It is understood that Choudhury was \u201cadministratively suspended\u201d after the allegation.<\/p>\n
Last month the Scottish Labour MSP Colin Smyth was suspended, arrested and charged over the possession of indecent images. The week after Smyth\u2019s suspension was announced, he was also charged over allegations a secret camera was placed in toilets inside the Scottish parliament \u2013 which he denies.<\/p>\n
The two MSPs\u2019 suspensions are not believed to be linked. The Guardian has contacted Choudhury for a comment.<\/p>\n
Following Choudhury\u2019s suspension, the SNP MP Kirsty Blackman called on the Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, to \u201curgently come clean on the reasons why yet another Labour party MSP has been suspended\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe public deserve full transparency,\u201d she said. \u201cWhatever the explanation, with yet another scandal on the eve of their party conference, there\u2019s no doubt the Labour party is in crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Scottish Conservative deputy leader, Rachael Hamilton, said Choudhury\u2019s suspension showed \u201cLabour are in complete chaos on the eve of their conference\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Tory MSP said: \u201cConfidence in Sir Keir Starmer is gone after a year of broken promises and U-turns, the digital ID scheme has faced instant backlash, Anas Sarwar is engaging in bizarre attacks on independent experts, and now Scottish Labour have had to suspend another MSP.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hamilton added that Labour should be \u201cas transparent as possible about what\u2019s happened\u201d.<\/p>\n
Choudhury is chair of the Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council. He was also one of the founding directors of the annual multicultural festival Edinburgh Mela, where he serves as vice-chair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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