LABOUR peer George Foulkes has said he will be “intensifying his campaign to stop illegal spending” by the Scottish Government when recess ends.
Foulkes previously appeared to produce an email which seemed to confirm that Advocate General Keith Stewart had ordered his staff to probe spending although sources within the Scotland Office initially denied the existence of this to multiple outlets.Following this however, Foulkes then challenged the UK’s top civil servant Simon Case on whether or not such spending was being looked at.
Asked specifically about the work of Jamie Hepburn, he replied: “We are looking at some of these specifics as we speak and doing that with ministers at the moment to see whether we need to issue further guidance and clarification to civil servants about what is and is not appropriate spending.Many took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to criticise Foulkes for his comments.
“He will never get over the fact that the people have voted the way that they have and not the way that he wishes.”
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