SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: The party's own members said the fact talks with leaders were being offered up for £700 'stinks'.
An investigation is being called for into a cash for access scandal in the Scottish Greens by its own members, former party leader and anti-corruption experts. The Sunday Mail revealed that the party was offering up exclusive access to their government ministers and MSPs in exchange for cash at previous party conferences.
The Spring 2024 conference offered a £700 “sponsored lunch” which gave buyers “an exclusive table to talk to ministers, MSPs and members”. Within hours of the revelations the party had changed the online brochure to remove mention of MSPs, councillors and ministers. Top news stories today A third said: “I’m deeply uncomfortable that we would be offering access to any of our elected representatives - let alone ministers - for profit.”
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“It’s incumbent on all parties to not sell privileged access to their politicians especially when it can be perceived as touting ministerial chit-chats for sale. All parties have a duty to try and raise public confidence in how we do politics and things like this, no matter what the intentions, don’t look good.”
“It doesn’t smell right and I’m sure what they’ve done is wrong because you shouldn’t be able to offer exclusive chats with government ministers. For the sake of everyone’s peace of mind they should be referring themselves for investigation and if they are in the right then what’s the fuss about?”
Labour Party Scottish National Party Patrick Harvie Sunday Mail
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