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Politics
Paul Hutcheon

SNP official accused of interference in council leader 'sexual misconduct' row ahead of crunch meeting

A senior SNP official has been accused of "jaw-dropping interference" after a sexual harassment allegation was made against the party’s council leader in North Lanarkshire.

SNP national secretary Lorna Finn emailed councillors ahead of a crunch meeting on Jordan Linden’s future to say no complaint had been made against him.

Louise Roarty, a Scottish Labour councillor in North Lanarkshire, said: “This is jaw-dropping interference from the party’s upper echelons.

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