Scottish Labour criticised as ex-MSP who made ‘sexist’ remarks put on MP shortlist
by Aletha Adu from World news | The Guardian on (#683JX)
Frank McAveety apologised for comments made in Holyrood meeting in 2010 about 15-year-old girl
The Scottish Labour party has been criticised for putting a former MSP who made deeply sexualised and racist remarks" about a 15-year-old girl on to its shortlist for a parliamentary seat in Glasgow.
Frank McAveety, the former MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, was recorded calling a 15-year-old girl dark" and dusky" and describing her as very nice and very slim" during a Holyrood committee meeting in 2010.
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