EXCLUSIVE: Patricia Ferguson said she believed she had taken the photo of the former party leader down from her WhatsApp.
A Scots Labour MP in the running to become chair of a powerful Westminster committee has been criticised for having a picture of Jeremy Corbyn on her WhatsApp.
Patricia Ferguson had the image of the controversial ex leader, who stood against his former party at the general election, as her profile picture. She replaced the photo minutes after being contacted by the Record. Ferguson, the MP for Glasgow West, is up against Livingston MP Gregor Poynton to become chair of the Scottish Affairs committee.A party insider expressed unhappiness that Ferguson’s WhatsApp featured Corbyn and former Scottish party leader Richard Leonard with their arms around each other.
A senior party insider said: "We all know Patricia showed poor judgement by embracing the Jeremy Corbyn and Richard Leonard era while the rest of us were in the trenches trying to get our party back on track.Corbyn led Labour for over four years before standing against his one time party and winning Islington North as an independent on July 4th.The text beside the Corbyn image stated: “When Labour wins, Scotland wins.
Scottish politics Corbyn lost two general elections while Leonard led the Scottish party to fifth place at the last European poll, slumping to less than 10% of the vote."She said the image was from 2019 when Corbyn and Leonard were leaders.
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