"Foysol Choudhury, who has served as an MSP for Lothian since 2021, will sit as an independent while the party carries out an investigation. A Labour spokesperson said the party takes all complaints seriously. They are fully investigated in line with our rules and procedures, and any appropriate action is taken, they added. It is understood that Choudhury was administratively suspended after the allegation."
"Last month the Scottish Labour MSP Colin Smyth was suspended, arrested and charged over the possession of indecent images. The week after Smyth's suspension was announced, he was also charged over allegations a secret camera was placed in toilets inside the Scottish parliament which he denies. The two MSPs' suspensions are not believed to be linked. The Guardian has contacted Choudhury for a comment."
"After Choudhury's suspension, the SNP MP Kirsty Blackman called on the Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, to urgently come clean on the reasons why yet another Labour party MSP has been suspended. The public deserve full transparency, she said. Whatever the explanation, with yet another scandal on the eve of their party conference, there's no doubt the Labour party is in crisis."
Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian since 2021, has been suspended from the Scottish Labour party and will sit as an independent while the party investigates an allegation of inappropriate conduct. A Labour spokesperson said all complaints are taken seriously, fully investigated under party rules, and appropriate action is taken. Choudhury was administratively suspended following the allegation. Last month MSP Colin Smyth faced separate suspension, arrest and charges over indecent images and later allegations of a secret camera in parliamentary toilets; those suspensions are not believed linked. SNP and Conservative politicians demanded transparency. Choudhury chairs the Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council and helped found Edinburgh Mela.
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