Veteran Renfrewshire councillor quits Labour and fires astonishing 'backstabbing' blast

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The former leader of the Labour group on Renfrewshire Council has fired an astonishing accusation of “backstabbing” after quitting the party.Councillor Eddie Devine, who represents Paisley Southeast, handed in his resignation from the party on Friday, October 31 after more than 40 years of being a member.The veteran politician was group leader during the last council term from 2017 to 2022 before being succeeded by incumbent Councillor Iain McMillan.Councillor Devine said leaving was an “extremely difficult decision” for him to make because of his long-standing association with the organisation.He added: “It was very difficult to finally come to terms with the fact I was going to resign.“It took me a while to get there because I didn’t want to, but I feel I can’t be part of what’s going on in Renfrewshire Labour Party just now.”Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies.Available on both Android and Apple.

Download here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocialWhen asked to elaborate on his stance, he said: “I find the backstabbing that’s been going on in the past year or so has been intolerable and the way they treated my late colleague Jim Sheridan was the last straw."It was disgraceful.”Sherid