Fraud charge MP steps down

AN MP charged with fraud offences by police has confirmed she will not seek re-election.

Glasgow East MP Natalie McGarry was elected for SNP in 2015 but resigned the party whip following the fraud allegations, which she denies, and now sits as an independent.

She was charged by the police last year over alleged fraud relating to potential missing funds from the group Women For Independence, which was set up in the run-up to the 2014 Scottish referendum, and the SNP’s Glasgow Regional Association.

Ms McGarry ( above) – who revealed last week that she is pregnant – confirmed her decision not to stand at next month’s General Election on her Facebook page.