MP served with writ for ‘Holocaust’ remarks on Twitter
LEGAL action has been launched against Glasgow MP Natalie McGarry over comments she made on social media.
L awyer s ac t i ng f or Alastair Cameron, director of the pro-Britain campaign group Scotland in Union, served a writ on the MP after she failed to respond to a request for an apology.
Earlier this month she used Twitter to attack Mr Cameron falsely as an “outed Holocaust denier” and an “internet troll”.
He issued a written request for a full, public apology and an agreed charitable donation but she failed to respond, a spokesman for Scotland in Union said.
The writ means Ms McGarry will be taken to court unless she responds.
Mr Cameron said: “Reluctantly, I have been forced to take this action because of Ms McGarry’s failure to respond to my request for an apology for her offensive and inaccurate comments.
“It is not acceptable for a Member of Parliament, in a public position of power and responsibility, to make such an awful accusation against someone and then simply brush it off,” he said.
“I am still optimistic we can resolve this quickly and amicably.
“We look forward to drawing a line under this regrettable incident and moving on from smears and unfounded accusations to a more respectful political discourse in Scotland.”
Ms McGarry posted her comments on March 6.
She apologised to Scotland in Union and removed the tweets after being challenged by the group, but her actions failed to satisfy Mr Cameron, whose lawyers contacted her the next day.
It is suspected she had mistaken Mr Cameron for someone else in her posts.
Mr Cameron is an Edinburgh-based management consultant and former Army Captain in the Highlanders.
Ms McGarry was elected an SNP MP, but resigned the party whip last year amid allegations money had gone missing from Women for Independence, a campaign group she co-founded.