While the world is watching in the abject horror at @UKLabour's seemingly endless roll call of child sex abusers and alleged 'groomers', lest we forget the SNP's disgraced former Finance Minister and Sturgeon darling, Derek Mackay.

DEREK Mackay was suspended from the SNP in 2020 after sending a barrage of persistent messages to a schoolboy, including one calling him “really cute”. Over 270 messages were sent to the 16-year-old between August 2019 and 1 February 2020.

Nicola Sturgeon said the former Finance Secretary’s behaviour fell “seriously below” the standards required of a minister.

She also said there are "clearly" issues for Mr Mackey to reflect on in terms of whether he continues as an MSP.

Scottish Tory leader Jackson Carlaw said Mr Mackay's behaviour could "constitute the grooming of a young individual".

Another former SNP staff member told the Herald that Mackay was ordered by Sturgeon to stop partying and drinking at conferences after his behaviour was discussed in internal meetings. 

He allegedly quipped during one conference in 2017 that delegates would not see him in the bar that night because “Nicola won’t let me”.