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A watchdog has ruled that a Labour council leader breached ethics rules by suggesting a property director he knew could become chair of Greenock’s town board. ‌

Stephen McCabe named Lord Willie Haughey as a potential independent Chair despite the peer being a director of a firm which rented a house to the councillor . ‌

But the Ethical Standards Commissioner said no breach had occurred on the sale of the property or over the rental arrangement. ‌

McCabe, who leads Inverclyde council , was the subject of complaints to the Commissioner.

According to the Commissioner report, McCabe rents his property from a company of which Haughey, a major Labour donor , is a director.

In February 2024, the report states that McCabe informally suggested Haughey as a candidate f

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