PA MediaThe first minister has said calls for Stuart Hogg to be stripped of his MBE are “reasonable and understandable”.
Speaking after the former Scotland rugby union captain was given a one-year community payback order, John Swinney said the domestic abuse perpetrated by Hogg against his estranged wife was “incredibly disappointing”.
The rugby player admitted shouting and swearing at his ex-partner, tracking her movements and sending her messages which were alarming and distressing in nature.
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has called for the rugby player’s MBE, awarded in last year’s New Year Honours list, to be stripped from him.
Speaking to journalists on Friday, John Swinney said: “I think it’s absolutely reprehensible…