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Bill Aitken to retire at next Scottish Parliament elections

High-profile Conservative MSP Bill Aitken is to stand down at the Scottish Parliament elections next year.

Mr Aitken, the only Tory MSP ever elected in Glasgow, said he had decided to retire because he would have been 67 if re-elected and served a full four-year term.