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Willie Rennie calls on Nicola Sturgeon to 'take action' over Charles Kennedy abuse

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following a bad-tempered local campaign in the Ross, Skye, and Lochaber constituency. Former police officer Brian Smith, who was then serving as the SNP's local branch convener, called Kennedy a "drunken slob" and "quisling-in-chief".The tweets were sent before the former Lib Dem leader's death in June 2015, which was caused by a major haemorrhage linked to his long battle with alcoholism.Smith stood down from his convener role that year but is understood to still be a party member.The events surrounding Kennedy's election defeat and the abuse he suffered were given a fresh focus following a recent recent BBC Alba documentary.Speaking to the Record, Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie said he wanted his former colleague to be remembered.

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