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‘Admin error’ costs party’s candidate

THE Scottish Liberal Democrats were left red-faced yesterday after an “admin error” left them without a Holyrood candidate for the Clydesdale constituency in South Lanarkshire.

A mix-up over forms meant John Paton-Day failed to lodge the correct nomination papers before Tuesday’s deadline.

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