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Top donor: I’m no friend of Purcell’s

Labour’s biggest Scottish donor has vigorously denied helping former council boss Steven Purcell flee the country after he suffered a breakdown and admitted taking cocaine.

Willie Haughey, millionaire founder of City Refrigeration, also tried to distance himself from Mr Purcell, denying he had socialised with him or had been regarded as his friend.