A new Scottish Greens MSP faces the risk of not being able to serve a full term because of their immigration status, the party’s co-leader has acknowledged.
Gillian Mackay confirmed that Q Manivannan, who was elected as an MSP for the Edinburgh and Lothian East region, would need to secure a new visa to be able to serve a full term at Holyrood.
She said only that she believed it ‘likely’ that a visa would be granted when questioned about the risk of the new MSP being unable to serve a full term.
The Mail revealed earlier this month that Manivannan had pleaded
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