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Perth and Kinross council leader resigns and leaves SNP over ‘personal reasons’

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The leader of Perth and Kinross Council has stepped down from the role due to “personal reasons” in a shock resignation.

Councillor Grant Laing, who has also left the SNP, was named council leader after the 2022 Scottish council elections.

He was first elected to represent the Strathtay ward in 2012. He will now sit as an independent.

Deputy leader Eric Drysdale will step in as acting leader until the next full council meeting on 29 October. The BBC has approached him for comment.

Councillor Eric Drysdale said: “Grant’s decision has come as a shock to all of his councillor colleagues, but we shall all step up our efforts to fill the gap his departure will leave.

“Grant has given his all in the role of Leader of Perth and Kinross Council for the last three-and-a-half years, driven by his wholehearted commitment to our group’s core principles underpinned by a vision of a Perth and Kinross where everyone can live life well, free from poverty and inequality.”

Laing’s resignation was announced in a brief update on the council’s website.

The council declined to comment further.

The SNP has confirmed to the BBC that Laing is no longer a member.


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