Tony McElroy

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Tony McElroy
Nationality Scottish
Known for Scottish Labour Party Director of Communications

Tony McElroy is the former chief "spin doctor" for the Scottish Labour Party [1] [2] and was one of UK Prime Minister and Labour Party Leader Gordon Brown's press advisors during his leadership campaign.

Tony McElroy now manages Corporate and Government Affairs in Scotland for the retailing giant TESCO. [3]

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References

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  2. "Labour warns BBC against pro-Nat bias". Scotsman.com. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 18 April 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  3. "'Wendy's been stitched up' – angry Labour MSPs accuse standards chief Dyer". Scotsman.com. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2013.