Kate Forbes has defended Ian Blackford as pressure mounts on the SNP leader at Westminster over his handling of complaints made against a party MP.
Forbes, the Holyrood finance secretary and a close ally of Nicola Sturgeon, today admitted "lessons do need to be learned" after Patrick Grady was found by Commons authorities of behaving inappropriately towards a staffer.
The victim, who remains employed by the SNP, has criticised the party for the lack of support offered to him.
