Local MP Alan Reid demanded the Education Secretary’s resignation after revelations in The Herald of an email from Mr Russell, as the candidate there for Holyrood in May, putting pressure on his local councillors to fight the closures.
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SNP hits back in school closure row after call for Russell to resign
The SNP has reacted furiously to a call by the Liberal Democrats for the resignation of Education Secretary Michael Russell for interfering in school closure plans in Argyll and Bute, accusing the party of trying to “cover their own local embarrassment” on the issue.
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