A SCOTTISH Labour councillor has been charged with assault after a heated altercation in Coatbridge.
Pat Patton, representing the town in North Lanarkshire Council, was campaigning for the now-MP Frank McNally on Wednesday.
However, he was caught up in a protest outside a credit union, where residents upset over council school bus services were airing their frustrations.
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He allegedly revved his engine at the protesters, before getting out of his car.
He then walked towards a protester filming the altercation, telling him, "Take your phone away, you've no right to record me."
Patton unsuccessfully attempted to grab the phone from their hands, with the spectator replying: "Yes, I do".
Police Scotland told The Scottish Sun: "Around 7pm on 26 June, 2024, officers received a report of an altercation in Woodside Street, Coatbridge.
"Following inquiries, a 59-year-old old man has been charged in connection with an assault.
"He is subject of a report to the Procurator Fiscal."
Scottish Labour have been contacted for comment
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