by Democrat reporter
MSP Pam Duncan-Glancy has defended her friendship with a sex offender after being suspended by Scottish Labour.
The Glasgow representative is being investigated by her party over her ties to former Moray councillor Sean Morton, who has twice been convicted of possessing indecent images of children.
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said Duncan-Glancy had been suspended after “new information” came to light.
Duncan-Glancy said she was “deeply disappointed” by the decision, which she said had not been fully explained to her.
She said she did not condone Morton’s crimes, but had acted to support a “vulnerable” friend who she likened to family.
Her suspension from Labour’s Holyrood group was announced on Tuesday evening.
On Wednesday, Sarwar told reporters Duncan-Glancy had lost the party whip due to a fresh investigation looking into new information