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.”