The SNP looks likely to lose control of one of the biggest councils in Scotland after its leader quit over sex pest claims.
The Sunday Mail revealed last month that Jordan Linden, 27, had behaved inappropriately with a teenage SNP member during a party in 2019, prompting his resignation as council leader. Despite the party replacing him with his depute Tracey Carragher in North Lanarkshire, Labour will mount a challenge to regain the council this week.
We have learned key Greens councillor Claire Williams is now planning to abstain from the vote. With 36 councillors to Labour’s 32, the SNP needs the backing of Williams and the two independents to win. It is thought the independent councillors will not back the SNP either following the revelations.
