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Kenneth Wright MacAskill (born 28 April 1958) is a Scottish politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for East Lothian from 2019 to 2024. He previously served as Cabinet Secretary for Justice from 2007 to 2014 and was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) from 1999 to 2016 .
Alba Party pair Kenny MacAskill (East Lothian) and Neale Hanvey (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath) were ordered to leave the chamber by Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle in furious scenes at the start of the ...
On 26 March 2021, MacAskill defected from the SNP to the Alba Party. At the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, a majority of voters nationwide opted for Scotland to remain a part of the United Kingdom – with 61.72% of the electorate of East Lothian voting for staying in the United Kingdom and 38.28% voting for independence.
Kenny MacAskill's conduct has damaged the Scottish Justice system and, in turn, Scotland's international reputation." [16] Richard Baker, the Scottish Labour shadow justice minister, said the decision was "an act of unpardonable folly" and called for MacAskill's resignation. [17]
Tributes will be delivered by Kenny MacAskill - a longtime ally of Salmond who joined him in the Alba Party - as well as the former first minister's lawyer Duncan Hamilton KC and Salmond's niece ...
A number of Mr Salmond’s friends and political allies will give readings at the service, officiated by Rev Dr George J Whyte. Tributes will be delivered by Kenny MacAskill – a longtime ally of ...
It stood nineteen candidates, including its former MPs Kenny MacAskill and Neale Hanvey. [74] It failed to win any seats, with its highest share of the vote in a single constituency being 2.8% in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy. On 12 October 2024, Salmond died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 69, whilst attending an event in North Macedonia ...
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