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Minister steps down from Masons to avoid criticism
A senior minister has resigned from the Freemasons because he felt that membership of the organisation would leave him open to criticism. Michael Mike Russell, who has responsibility for the environment, has quit the Bute lodge after being admitted four years ago. A spokesperson for first minister Alex Salmond said he had "no idea" if other ministers were Freemasons. Membership of the society surfaced as an issue in the first term of the parliament when calls were made for MSPs to declare their membership.
Tory MSPs David McLetchie and Jamie McGrigor, as well as former Conservative members Brian Monteith and Phil Gallie, all admitted membership at various stages of their life.
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A senior minister has resigned from the Freemasons because he felt that membership of the organisation would leave him open to criticism. Michael Mike Russell, who has responsibility for the environment, has quit the Bute lodge after being admitted four years ago. A spokesperson for first minister Alex Salmond said he had "no idea" if other ministers were Freemasons. Membership of the society surfaced as an issue in the first term of the parliament when calls were made for MSPs to declare their membership.
Tory MSPs David McLetchie and Jamie McGrigor, as well as former Conservative members Brian Monteith and Phil Gallie, all admitted membership at various stages of their life.
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