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Labour slammed for selecting ex-head of Orange Order as video of him saying ‘no surrender’ emerges

"This is a slap in the face in the fight against sectarianism."

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2022-03-06 14:55
in Politics
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The former head of the Orange Order in Scotland should abide by Labour values if he is to run as a candidate in May’s council elections, leader Anas Sarwar has said. It comes as a video of him saying ‘no surrender’ to a rally has emerged on social media.

Henry Dunbar, who was previously the grand master of the organisation, will stand for the party in the Airdrie North ward on North Lanarkshire Council.

Mr Dunbar told the Herald this week he “liked” the values of Labour and those of Mr Sarwar and UK leader Keir Starmer.

Speaking to journalists on the final day of his first in-person conference as leader, Mr Sarwar refused to say he whether he is comfortable with Mr Dunbar’s selection as a candidate.

“Local candidates are selected by local parties,” he said.

“He has the support of his local party. I expect him to abide by those values and I would hope that not only does he abide by those values, but he expresses horror and outrage at any form of prejudice or hate, and that’s what I would expect from all of our candidates.”

It is understood that any move to remove Mr Dunbar from contention centrally could be a breach of equalities legislation.

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Anas Sarwar defends the appointment of former Grand Master of the Orange Lodge Henry Dunbar as a @ScottishLabour candidate #ScotLab22 #bbcsundayshow pic.twitter.com/g6akBV0brP

— Phantom Power (@PhantomPower14) March 6, 2022

Prejudice

The leader – who emphasised in an almost hour-long speech to the party’s conference on Friday the need for all members to stand up against prejudice – added: “Let me be absolutely unequivocal about this: I expect every single person who stands as a Labour candidate or who is a Labour Party member to be outright in their opposition to all forms of prejudice or hate.

“This really, really matters to me. I think anyone that listened to the speech on Friday will understand this really matters to me.

“Prejudice and hate is real – all forms of prejudice and hate are real.

“There can be no hierarchy of prejudice – we can’t pick and choose – and therefore we can only credibly change our country if we accept, yes, Islamophobia exists, yes, racism exists, yes, homophobia exists, but anti-Catholic hatred exists too.

“For too many people that is a real experience.

“I am robust on that – anybody that breaches those principles, I will not be willing to tolerate.”

No surrender

He was filmed shouting ‘No Surrender’ in 2014

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1.

Not to be outdone by Starmer's lurch to the right, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is standing Henry Dunbar – former leader of the murderous, viciously anti-Catholic, pro-unionist Orange Order – as a council candidate.

This thug doesn't belong within 100 miles of 'Labour'. pic.twitter.com/HGK4w9KUGO

— Joseph Attard (@josephattard02) March 4, 2022

2.

A former Orange Order chief Henry Dunbar has been selected to represent Scottish Labour at the upcoming Council elections in May
This is a slap in the face in the fight against sectarianism
Anas Sarwar must intervene and remove Henry as a candidate with immediate effect.

— THE BLACK SALTIRE#FBSI (@80_mcswan) March 4, 2022

3.

Scottish Labour declares war on Catholics:

Henry Dunbar, ex-Orange Order leader, has been chosen by Blairites as a candidate in May’s local elections

Labour’s shift to the right exposes the party’s deep-rooted racism and division under Sir Keir Starmer https://t.co/dKHZKXELbl

— Socialist Voice ⭑ (@SocialistVoice) March 4, 2022

4.

said without a hint of irony as he puts up Henry Dunbar as a candidate https://t.co/qbj8VG8GtR

— SPFL Banter 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇺🇦 (@splbanter) March 5, 2022

5.

Well, anyone wondering where the Scottish branch of UK Labour, alias @ScottishLabour stands on the issue of independence gets an answer today, with the selection of the Imperial Grand President and Most Worthy Grand Master Henry Dunbar to be a candidate. pic.twitter.com/ptcjCdJGaD

— Eòghann MacUalraig (@ewangkennedy) March 4, 2022

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