Stuart MacLennan

9. April 2010 | 13:59

Labour sacks candidate Stuart MacLennan over ‘offensive’ tweets

A Labour election candidate was sacked today after a string of “offensive” comments he posted on Twitter appeared in a newspaper. (News Source: Independent - 11:40:51)

General election 2010: Labour dump candidate after foul-mouthed rant on Twitter

Stuart MacLennan, who was standing for the Moray constituency in Scotland, had called elderly voters ‘bloody coffin dodgers’ and complained about ‘chavs’ on Twitter. (News Source: Daily Mail - 11:33:31)

Wannabe MP Sacked For Sweary Tweet Attacks

An election candidate has been sacked for firing off a stream of “offensive” and foul-mouthed tweets about political life and celebrity culture. Stuart MacLennan was standing for Labour in the Scottish constituency of Moray. (News Source: Ananova - 11:38:14)

Ranting Labour hopeful sacked

WANNABE MP Stuart MacLennan posted a string of X-rated rants about political rivals (News Source: The Sun - 11:21:56)

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9.55am: Stuart MacLennan’s election campaign may be over. Admittedly, it was never likely to get him into parliament - he’s the Labour candidate in Moray, where Labour is in third place behind the SNP and the Tories - and it turns out that on Twitter he has described voters as “chavs” and and joked about wanting to eat a “slave-grown” banana . Paul Waugh has all the details on his blog. (News Source: Guardian Unlimited - 08:57:51)

Has Twitter ended this man’s political career?

It looks like a Labour candidate has committed political hari-kari on Twitter. Stuart MacLennan, the PPC for Moray, posted a series of offensive Tweets on the site and the Tories and the SNP are calling for his head. (News Source: The New Statesman - 09:56:29)

Twitter abuse candidate removed

A Labour election candidate who cursed leading politicians on his Twitter page is removed from standing. (News Source: BBC News - 09:06:02)

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The Labour party sacked one of its parliamentary candidates today after details emerged of offensive comments he had published on Twitter. (News Source: Guardian Unlimited - 11:58:01)