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SNP Suspends Tracy Carragher Over Handling of Jordan Linden Complaints
The move follows leaked 2022 recordings and a council motion that accuses Carragher of ignoring complaints, while the SNP orders an independent review.
- On Wednesday, the SNP suspended Councillor Tracy Carragher pending an investigation, removing her from regional lists for Central Scotland and Lothians West and stripping her of her role as North Lanarkshire Council group leader.
- Pressure intensified after leaked 2022 recordings showed Carragher defending Jordan Linden, the former council leader convicted last week of 10 sex offences committed between 2011 and 2021.
- Scottish Labour Deputy Leader Jackie Baillie said Swinney had been "dragged kicking and screaming" into suspending Carragher, while Scottish Tory candidate Meghan Gallacher said the decision should "never have taken John Swinney so long to reach."
- Carragher's removal from Central Scotland and Lothians West lists came hours before candidate nominations closed, while Swinney announced an independent review of the SNP's complaints handling process.
- Councillor Greg Lennon alleged that former councillors urged the party to review its complaints process six months ago but received no reply, claiming those who raised safeguarding concerns regarding Linden faced "prolonged suspension, exclusion, bullying and harassment.
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SNP sacks candidate after Jordan Linden pressure
Councillor Tracy Carragher has been under pressure to quit or be sacked in the past week.
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