Kevin McVey was a political activist in Scotland and former national secretary of the Scottish Socialist Party.[1] Once a member of the Labour Party, joining the Labour Party Young Socialists in 1984,[2] McVey was expelled from the party under Neil Kinnock's leadership for his association with the Militant tendency.[3]

He was formerly president of the Socialist Students Society at the University of Stirling, where he protested university plans to present former defence secretary Dr John Reid with an honorary degree.[4][5]

In 2009, McVey was selected as the SSP candidate for the 2009 Glasgow North East by-election, where he won 152 votes (0.7%).[2] However, he stood down as the SSP's national secretary at the party's 2015 conference.[6]

McVey was the lead candidate in the Central Scotland region for the left-wing party RISE at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.[7]

As of December 2018, he remains a member of the SSP executive.

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Socialists to fight all regional lists". The Scotsman. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b "SSP names by-election candidate". BBC News. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Labour convinced it has Militant beaten". The Herald. 23 May 1990. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Students' anger at honour for former minister". The Herald. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Honorary degree for Reid sparks outrage". The Scotsman. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  6. ^ "SSP conference sets out party strategy for the year ahead". 5 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Central Scotland: Scottish Parliament region". BBC News. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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