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Scottish Labour candidate dropped following comments about independence referendum

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SNP seat of Glasgow Kelvin but was removed following conversations with party bosses yesterday.It follows an interview she gave with a pro-independence newspaper in which she claimed Labour “respects the right” to have a referendum, and the “only quibble” in the party appears to be the timing of it.She added she would be honest about her stance on the vote if asked, but added: “It is not something I am going to be putting on my leaflets.”Anas Sarwar - who replaced Richard Leonard as Scottish Labour's leader last month - has insisted he does not support a second referendum on Scottish independence and the country should instead focus on rebuilding from the pandemic.A source told the Record that Cameron, 29, was dropped as a candidate after.

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