COMPLAINTS AGAINST SNP MPS

DECEMBER 2016: Patrick Grady allegedly groped two researchers at an SNP Christmas party

JUNE 2017: Grady becomes chief whip following general election

FEBRUARY 2018: Concerns are raised internally within the SNP and the matter is dealt with without a formal complaint being made

JANUARY 2020: Patricia Gibson accused of making inappropriate comments to a staff member in Westminster’s Strangers’ Bar; she denies the claims

FEBRUARY 2021: Gibson becomes party spokesperson for housing and local government

MARCH 2021: Grady resigns as chief whip after accusations come to light; Nicola Sturgeon says she knew of “a concern, but not a formal complaint” against him

APRIL 2022: Complaints against both Grady and Gibson are upheld by a Westminster authority investigating the matter, according to The Sunday Times; the two MPS have been asked to respond