The SNP faces bombshell allegations of internal deep-rooted sectarianism at the heart of its team leading Scotland’s biggest local authority. In an explosive memo sent to party headquarters, a councillor complained about “terrorist sympathisers” and “bigots” within the Glasgow SNP group.
In the complaint, passed to the Sunday Mail, Feargal Dalton alleged his colleagues were both “anti-Catholic” and “Provisional IRA sympathisers” and said the abuse got so bad he had considered quitting the party. He also raised concerns that the Glasgow SNP group was drifting away from the central party’s stance on issues such as abortion and Catholic education.
The SNP has been the ruling administration in Glasgow for the past five years. It took control of the authority from Labour, for the first time, in 2017 before retaining power in this year’s elections. According to a senior party figure, the complaint was “unresolved” and tensions remain within the group.
