MSP John Mason had the whip removed after reacting to criticism over Scottish External Affairs Secretary Angus Robertson’s meeting with Israel’s deputy ambassador Daniela Grudsky.
A Glasgow MSP has had the whip removed following “utterly abhorrent” comments about the Gaza conflict.
READ MORE: Glasgow man checked himself out of Queen Elizabeth Hospital after finding 'smeared faeces' on table It was in response to former SNP MSP Sandra White, who said: “We know what Israelis hope to achieve they are already committing genocide in Gaza”, adding that “innocent children are being massacred”.
“The SNP group will now meet to discuss the matter, with a recommendation that the whip be suspended from John Mason for a fixed period of time because of this utterly abhorrent comment.”
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