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MSPs vote against Alexander Holyrood ban

05/09/2008

MSPs have saved former Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander from a Holyrood ban after voting by 49 to 70 against the decision to bar her from the parliament.

Ms Alexander had originally been recommended for a one-day ban after the Scottish parliament's standards committee decided she broke rules by failing to declare party donations within the 30-day deadline.

The decision prompted Ms Alexander to resign as Labour leader.

She described yesterday's vote as "a victory for commons sense".

She continued: "Some will question why I resigned.

"I said in June I was not prepared to allow this matter to dominate over the summer. No-one can doubt it would have done so had I remained Labour leader in Scotland.

"I judged that not to be in the interests of either the Labour party or the country."