The SNP was warned just months after former North Lanarkshire Council leader Jordan Linden became a councillor that he was “not fit” to represent the party - and five young men have came forward to claim they were groomed, harassed or assaulted by Linden.
A party member concerned about Linden's rise through the ranks contacted SNP bosses to tell them of a litany of sexual harassment and sexual assault claims from multiple alleged victims.
An investigation by Lanarkshire Live's sister paper the Sunday Mail has revealed that those claims included: