Inverclyde Council leader arrested and charged with domestic assault
Inverclyde Council leader Stephen McCabe is set to appear in court after he was arrested and charged in relation to a domestic assault and a breach of the peace.
The Labour councillor has been administratively suspended from the party pending the outcome of an investigation.
McCabe has been a councillor since 1999 and currently represents Port Glasgow, Kilmacolm and Quarrier’s Village.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A 60-year-old man has been arrested and charged in relation to a domestic assault and a breach of the peace.
“He has been released on an undertaking to appear in court at a later date. A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”
A Labour Party spokesperson said: "The Labour Party takes all complaints seriously.
"They are fully investigated in line with our rules and procedures, and any appropriate action is taken.”
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