THE SNP’s candidate in a crucial by-election has insisted her main focus is on campaigning after she appeared to welcome an MP who was accused of…
’s candidate in a crucial by-election has insisted her main focus is on campaigning after she appeared to welcome an MP who was accused of sexual harassment to canvass for her.
Launching the campaign in Rutherglen on Saturday, Loudon told press her focus was “very much” on campaigning after she was asked if Grady’s presence would be more of a hindrance than a help. “That’s where my focus is just now and that’s where it’s going to remain, listening to people’s priorities and their concerns.”She told the newspaper: “I’ve never been involved in any of the party’s disciplinary proceedings or sat on any of those committees.committee has taken action. If Patrick comes along here to campaign as an activist then he would be doing so in that capacity.”
Asked whether a second launch event was a sign that the party was worried about the outcome, Loudon said: “Absolutely not, we’ve got a date now and it feels like we have been campaigning for months and that’s because we have.“It’s an absolute honour to have all of this help and all of this support to go out and do this as much as possible.”
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