Ian Blackford is being urged to interrupt his silence after audio recording revealed he urged SNP colleagues to again intercourse pest MP Patrick Grady.
The SNP's Westminster chief has come below hearth and opposition events are calling for him to resign over the controversy.
Glasgow North MP Grady was discovered responsible following a probe which discovered that he had touched and stroked his sufferer’s hair, again and neck in a London pub in 2016.
The employee, who was 19 on the time of the incident, stated earlier at this time that he's contemplating authorized motion over the case.
Final week SNP MP held a gathering to debate the Grady case and on the gathering Blackford stated: "He’s [Grady] going to face quite a few challenges over the brief time period and so he ought to have our absolute full help.
"I for one very a lot sit up for welcoming Patrick again into the group subsequent week. I'm positive that everyone right here will agree."
Now, John Lamont, Tory MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, is looking on Blackford to deal with the scenario and resign from his submit.
Lamont wrote to Blackford when the allegations had been first revealed by the Day by day File final yr. He has now resent his letter which asks quite a few questions round help for the sufferer.
Lamont stated: " Ian Blackford should break his silence and clarify why he has taken no motion to stop sexual harassment within the SNP Westminster Group.
"As a substitute of appearing as we requested greater than a yr in the past, he has handled a disgraced MP with extra sympathy than the sufferer who suffered harassment.
"However Ian Blackford has not solely failed this sufferer, his disgusting actions have made it much less seemingly that any future victims come ahead.
"This horrible scenario has been made much more ugly by the very fact the SNP Westminster group is extra targeted on stopping leaks than stopping sexual harassment. Celebration self-discipline is extra necessary to them than supporting a sufferer.
"The quilt-up-and-close-ranks tradition on the coronary heart of the SNP Westminster group should finish. That may solely occur if Ian Blackford steps apart. He has betrayed a sufferer and that's unforgivable."
The SNP has additionally come below hearth after its Chief Whip within the Commons Owen Thompson emailed all Nationalist MPs claiming that whoever made the audio regarding Patrick Grady has authorized inquiries to reply.
Grady has been suspended from parliament for 2 day, whereas the SNP additionally withdrew the whip from the MP till he had served his suspension.
The Day by day File has contacted the SNP for remark.
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