Overview

• Choudhury, a Lothian list MSP since 2021, has had the whip withdrawn and is now listed as an Independent on the Scottish Parliament website.
• Scottish Labour says he has been administratively suspended pending an investigation and that complaints are handled under party rules.
• The party has not disclosed details of the allegation, citing ongoing procedures.
• This is the second recent suspension in Scottish Labour after Colin Smyth was arrested and charged last month, with the two cases not believed to be linked.
• The development lands on the eve of Labour’s conference in Liverpool, prompting SNP and Conservative calls for fuller disclosure.