Nationalists’ constituency office hit by vandalism

Police are investigating after an SNP constituency office was attacked by vandals.

The building in Carluke, South Lanarkshire, is the base of Clydesdale MSP Aileen Campbell.

Vandals smashed a window and spray-painted ‘SNP out’ on the front of the office in the town’s Kirkton Street sometime between 9pm on Tuesday and 8am yesterday morning.

One passer-by told The Scotsman: “The staff are in shock. It’s a horrible thing to have done.”

Carluke lies within a key marginal seat being defended by the SNP’S Angela Crawley at next month’s general election.

Ms Campbell said the incident had left her “saddened”.

She added: “People can disagree about politics, but there is no excuse for mindless aggression.”