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A SENIOR SNP MP accused of sexual harassment was not fully investigated by the party despite multiple reports raising concerns about his behaviour. The Herald can reveal that Patrick Grady, the party’s chief whip and SNP MP for Glasgow North, is the MP at the centre of harassment allegations.
Letters obtained by The Herald detail concerns about the MP’s behaviour at the SNP’s Christmas party on December 15, 2016, at London’s Phoenix Artist Club. They claim that Mr Grady groped two male researchers at the bash, but was being protected by the party. They also warned about the risk to others if his behaviour was not addressed.
THE SNP has come under fire over the handling of complaints of harassment against two of its MPs. The party s chief whip at Westminster, Patrick Grady, has stepped down from his role while an investigation takes place, and another MP is still in her senior role despite also being subject to an investigation about alleged sexual harassment. The Herald has put together a timeline of what is currently known about the claims, when the incidents are alleged to have happened and when they were reported to the SNP.
October 20 2016 – Patrick Grady and an SNP employee join other party members at London’s Water Poet pub, where it is alleged Mr Grady touched the back of the man’s neck and put his hand down the inside of his collar.
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