It was the first major scandal the Scottish Parliament had faced since its reincarnation two years prior in 1999.
The scandal dominated McLeish's final months in office and resulted in his resignation.
However, McLeish failed to declare the income from the sub lets to the House of Common's register of interests as he had "forgot".
[1] In early 2001, a newspaper reported that McLeish had received rent for 5 years from a solicitors firm, Digby Brown.
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