A SCOTTISH Tory candidate has been criticised for berating a member of the audience at a hustings event for “staring at me”.
Tory MSP Stephen Kerr “lost his rag with the audience” at a debate between candidates for the Angus and Perthshire Glens seat.It was accompanied by the caption: “At the Angus and Perthshire Glens hustings, Tory candidate Stephen Kerr lost his rag with the audience – they were staring at him.”In the clip, which omits the context to his outburst, Kerr said: “I think it’s important to give the other side of the story.
He told The National: “He got into a very heated exchange with a member of the audience, which I thought was a bit of a questionable way to influence people to your way of thinking. I was quite surprised to see Mr Kerr react in that way.” A spokesperson for Kerr told The Courier: “In Stephen’s opinion, one member of the audience went beyond the level of acceptable, robust engagement expected at a hustings.“He would like to thank the organisers for a hustings that was otherwise polite and well-run.”We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories.
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