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Tory council chief recorded appearing to promise multi-million pound contracts for 'pals'

Tory council chief recorded appearing to promise multi-million pound contracts for 'pals'
Conservative leader of South Ayrshire Council Martin Dowey was taped boasting he could sack senior officers and appeared to suggest he could help award contracts to "pals".

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