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Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser

Coatbridge MP charged by police over angry exchange with neighbour

Steven Bonnar, the SNP MP for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill has been charged after an angry clash with his neighbour over a football flag.

Police launched an investigation after a confrontation involving the politician and another man.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Following further enquiries, Police Scotland can confirm that two men aged 38 and 51 have been charged in connection with a disturbance at an address in Columbia Court, Uddingston, on Thursday, April 16.

“A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.”

A video was filmed last month showing the politician being challenged for hanging a Celtic flag in a window at his home.

The clash showed Bonnar approaching his neighbour’s front gate after a man said: “You’re supposed to be a councillor. What’s that all about in your window? Is it needed?”

Bonnar responded: “Aye, it’s needed. What’s it got to do with you? It’s my house.”

Following the incident, the MP, who won the seat from Labour's Hugh Gaffney in December, told the Advertiser: “I regret being drawn into a dispute with a neighbour and reacting hastily to comments made. I apologise for my language and behaviour, and for any upset caused.”

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