A former SNP staffer has urged Humza Yousaf to block an MP who sexually harassed him as a teenager from standing again as a candidate. In a heartfelt letter to the First Minister, the complainer wrote of losing his “career, livelihood and dreams” and said he had “serious concerns” about Patrick Grady.
He also called on Yousaf to ensure the party reinvestigate a previous claim against another SNP MP, Patricia Gibson. Grady, the MP for Glasgow North, was suspended from the Commons for two days after being found guilty by a House of Commons watchdog of “unwanted physical touching” with “sexual intent”.
The victim, who worked for the SNP at Westminster, was 19 at the time of the incident, which took place in a London bar. Despite the harassment, Grady could still be reselected as a party candidate for the next general election.
