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| McConnell unhappy at prank videos | McConnell unhappy at prank videos |
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| The first minister has been left "very, very unhappy" after video footage showing one of his son's friends inside Bute House was posted on the internet. | The first minister has been left "very, very unhappy" after video footage showing one of his son's friends inside Bute House was posted on the internet. |
| The clips on the YouTube website show a young man dancing around in a bedroom wearing a dressing gown. | The clips on the YouTube website show a young man dancing around in a bedroom wearing a dressing gown. |
| A spokesman for Jack McConnell said his son Mark did not know that the footage had been taken at the residence more than a year ago. | |
| The short videos, which were only posted this week, have been removed. | The short videos, which were only posted this week, have been removed. |
| The first of the two clips, entitled "Cabby stealing from first minister's house", was posted on Tuesday. | |
| The eight second video shows a young man drinking from a bottle. | The eight second video shows a young man drinking from a bottle. |
| 'Very sneaky' | |
| A caption with the film reads: "This video features Ewan Macdonald being very sneaky and stealing a shot of vodka from the first minister's official residence (Bute House, Edinburgh) after a day of drunkenness with the big man's son." | A caption with the film reads: "This video features Ewan Macdonald being very sneaky and stealing a shot of vodka from the first minister's official residence (Bute House, Edinburgh) after a day of drunkenness with the big man's son." |
| The second video, posted on Wednesday, shows the same man dancing around in two different dressing gowns before diving onto a bed. | The second video, posted on Wednesday, shows the same man dancing around in two different dressing gowns before diving onto a bed. |
| The 35 second clip is entitled "Cabby in First Minister's House". | |
| The caption says: "Ewan running around like a nutter with the First Minister's dressing gown on in the official residence, Bute House, Edinburgh." | The caption says: "Ewan running around like a nutter with the First Minister's dressing gown on in the official residence, Bute House, Edinburgh." |
| Mr McConnell's son is familiar with the occasional media interest that comes with having the first minister as your dad Jack McConnell's spokesman | |
| It is understood the short video clips were removed from the YouTube site on Thursday. However, their promos and summaries have remained. | |
| In total, the clips received seven views. | In total, the clips received seven views. |
| Mr McConnell's son graduated with a degree in American studies from Dundee University in June last year and is now a probationary teacher. | |
| A spokesman for Mr McConnell said: "The video would appear to have been taken in Bute House by friends of the first minister's son." | |
| He added that Mark tried to calm them down several times and has not invited them back since. | |
| The spokesman said: "Mr McConnell's son is familiar with the occasional media interest that comes with having the first minister as your dad. | |
| "It would seem that a couple of his friends are not." |