▁a ▁long ▁investigation ▁was ▁launched , ▁since ▁in ▁his ▁suic ide ▁note ▁Mc Master ▁had ▁accused ▁Graham ▁of ▁sm ear ing ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁hom osex ual ▁affair ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁employee ▁of ▁Graham ' s . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Graham ▁was ▁exp elled ▁from ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁for ▁" br ing ing ▁the ▁party ▁into ▁dis re put e ", ▁despite ▁his ▁categor ical ▁den ial s ▁of ▁any ▁wrong do ing . ▁He ▁became ▁an ▁independent ▁and ▁described ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁' Sc ott ish ▁Labour ' ▁MP . ▁▁ ▁After ▁his ▁exp ulsion ▁when ▁Graham ▁was ▁asked ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁sitting ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons , ▁he ▁replied , ▁' On ▁my ▁b um .' ▁ ▁In ▁fact , ▁he ▁actually ▁sat ▁on ▁the ▁opposition ▁ben ches ▁of ▁the ▁Commons ▁but ▁continued ▁to ▁vote ▁with ▁the ▁government ▁on ▁many ▁issues . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁thought ▁that ▁Graham ▁would ▁stand ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁general ▁election , ▁but ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁do ▁so ▁and ▁quietly ▁retired . ▁His ▁successor ▁was ▁Labour ' s ▁Jim ▁Sher idan . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁following ▁a ▁brief ▁ill ness . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Guardian ▁bio ▁ ▁AL BA . org ▁ ▁W S WS ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Graham ' s ▁ma iden ▁speech , ▁in ▁a ▁debate ▁on ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Development ▁Agency ▁Bill ▁ ▁Category :