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Finnie in new row over the sheep he said weren't there
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ROSS Finnie was at the centre of another embarrassing row last
night after admitting he misled MSPs during a highly-charged debate
on the recent health crisis affecting water supplies.
Just days after the embattled environment minister was forced to
apologise over his "English prat" remark concerning Britain's top
business leader, Mr Finnie had to apologise to the parliament for
giving wrong information on an issue which was central to the recent
cryptosporidium scare in Glasgow.
He told MSPs that all sheep had been removed from the banks of
Loch Katrine but admitted later that there were ...
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