A royal aide was responsible for inviting shamed sex pest Jordan Linden to the King’s Edinburgh garden party, we can reveal. Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire John Brown’s office invited a group of staff from the New Coach House pub to attend the royal gathering last week.
Brown is thought to drink in the Bellshill boozer, where the former SNP North Lanarkshire Council leader – who is under police investigation for an allegation of sexual assault – hosts karaoke nights after he quit his council job. The attendance of Linden, 29, at the event to thank those who made a positive contribution to their communities has caused uproar.
North Lanarkshire councillor Cammie McManus, who has waived his right to anonymity after claiming he was assaulted by Linden, said: “Linden’s brazenness over recent weeks and months is a real slap in the face to his alleged victims.
