Police investigate sex assault allegation made against former SNP council leader
Mr Linden stepped down as council leader in July last year amid accusations of groping and sexual harassment, leading to the collapse of his party's administration.
The ex-SNP politician then quit the council in March after fresh claims of misconduct, dating back to 2015.Several councillors have since left the SNP's group in North Lanarkshire to sit as independents.On Saturday, SNP leader and first minister Humza Yousaf was campaigning in Bellshill ahead of a by-election triggered by Mr Linden's resignation from the council.
He said the party would investigate how it handled complaints regarding Mr Linden and admitted the SNP's issues in the area "could have been handled better". Mr Yousaf added: "We're absolutely holding our hands up - I, as first minister and leader of the party, say that things of course could have been handled better.
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