GO FOR IT HENRY; Polls against him Tories against him But he can survive.Byline: PAUL SINCLAIR Politcal Editor HENRY McLeish Henry McLeish (b. June 15 1948, Methil, Fife, Scotland) is a Scottish politician. He served as the second First Minister of Scotland from 2000 to November 8 2001, following the sudden death of Donald Dewar. will today fight for his political life. This morning he faces critics in Parliament who say he should quit over his pounds 36,000 expenses row. The Tories and SNP SNP Scottish National Party Noun 1. SNP - (genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered; SNPs are usually considered to be point mutations that have been evolutionarily say he should resign despite his offer to pay back cash he mistakenly claimed from the Commons. And there was more bad news for the First Minister when a phone survey for STV STV Single Transferable Vote STV Star Trek: Voyager STV Samanyolu TV (Turkey) STV Satellite Television STV Scottish Television STV Stranglethorn Vale (World of Warcraft computer game) claimed 77 per cent of Scots List of Scots is an incomplete list of notable people from Scotland. Actors (see also humorists) Please refer to List of Scottish actors Architects
But Labour colleagues are confident he can survive. One Labour source said: "Henry is being pilloried for a simple mistake, but he is ready to face down his critics. He couldn't be better prepared." |
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