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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jabed Ahmed

Labour suspends candidate over pro-Russian social media post

Aberdeenshire Labour/Facebook

The Labour Party has suspended a candidate following reports he shared “pro-Russian” material online.

Andy Brown, who is standing in Aberdeen North and Moray East, reportedly shared an article from Russian state media outlet RT following the Salisbury poisonings, which claimed the Novichok nerve agent used in the attack was “never produced in Russia”.

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