Mr MacNeil, 45, said last summer that he was leaving his wife, and Mr Hosie said at the weekend that he and Shona Robison, 49, The deputy leader of the Scottish National Party was given the support of his fellow MPs, but not his party leader, last night after allegations of an affair with a Westminster journalist. Previously Ms Cowdy is said to have had an affair with Angus MacNeil, another SNP MP. Stewart Hosie, 53, was reappointed as deputy leader as he faced claims that he had a relationship with Serena Cowdy, who works for the The House magazine.

Source: The Times May 17, 2016 17:33 UTC