Tributes paid to devolution campaigner

NICOLA Sturgeon has paid tribute to the life and work of Canon Kenyon Wright, a key figure in the constitutional debate about Scotland, at a service giving thanks for his life in Edinburgh.

Canon Wright, who was a strong supporter of Scottish devolution and chairman of the Scottish Constitutional Convention, died in January aged 84.

At St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh last night, the First Minister said: “Canon Kenyon Wright was someone who devoted his life to helping others and to help create a better society not just in Scotland but further afield.

“Kenyon’s distinctive career earned him admiration and respect but one thing that struck me was when he was appointed chair of the Executive Committee of the Scottish Constitutional Convention in 1989. It is the role... which has secured him a distinguished place in Scotland’s history.”