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During his time as a councillor for Ayr West, Bill Grant was well known to be found picking up litter in Ayr over the weekends. In March 2018, Bill Grant performed a citizens arrest in
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Parliament, well above average amongst MPs. During this period, Bill Grant only rebelled against his party once in the appointment of Sir Ian Kennedy as Electoral
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