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Donald John Macsween resigns over Sunday ferry                  1/6/09

The council’s vice-chair of transportation is to resign over the controversial Sunday ferry row.

Donald John Macsween said he is quitting as the second-in-command of the Western Isles’s transport department.

Mr Macsween who is Labour’s hopeful at the Westminster elections is one of the council’s official representatives due to meet Cal Mac this week on the controversy matter.

The council’s official policy is to oppose Sabbath sailings into Lewis and Harris.

In an e-mail to his council colleagues this afternoon he said: “As you are aware I have always been a strong advocate of seven day transportation links with the mainland.”

Mr Macsween added: “I now find myself in the position where I cannot, in all conscience, go to the meeting with Cal Mac on Friday and support the present Council policy on seven-day mainland ferry links with Lewis and Harris.

“I will therefore offer my resignation to the next meeting of the Transportation committee.”