Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

VIDEO: Shamed MSP Mark McDonald insists he does not want to ‘antagonise’ on Holyrood return

SHAMED former minister Mark McDonald has insisted he does not want to “antagonise or upset” anyone with his return to Holyrood.

The Aberdeen Donside MSP begged to be given a second chance and promised to keep his head down during a press conference on his return to the Scottish Parliament.

Mr McDonald quit his ministerial role and the SNP after admitting inappropriate behaviour towards women but intends to sit as an independent MSP despite calls for his resignation.

He was asked how it made him feel that one of his victims had felt unable to come in to work at the parliament due to his presence there.

MSP makes formal complaint over Mark McDonald’s Holyrood return

The MSP replied: “I have said throughout this process and I will say again I am not coming back to parliament to antagonise anybody or to upset anybody.

“I am coming back to do the job that I was elected to do on behalf of my constituents, to represent their interests.

“I’m here to keep my head down and do the job that I was elected to do.

“I’m not here to cause any upset or antagonism for people and that is the approach that I will be taking.”

He insisted he did not believe resigning and causing a by-election was the right thing to do.

The married father-of-two said: “I want to be able to demonstrate the reflections that I’ve undertaken and the commitment I’ve made to improve my conduct and behaviour going forward.

“I don’t think a by election campaign affords that opportunity to demonstrate that fully to people.”

He denied he was “hiding behind” the independent report produced following an internal SNP investigation to avoid discussing the details of what he had done.

Mr McDonald said: “I’ve not been given a copy of the report that was produced.

“I had findings placed in front of me which were then taken away from me and I was not given them to take away.

“There has been speculation ongoing, there has been information leaked from other sources. I have chosen not to comment during that process.

“I don’t think it would be appropriate for me here and now to say to you this was what was said.”

Shamed MSP Mark McDonald denies he’s a sex pest as he’s interviewed for the first time about his behaviour

Mr McDonald has been allocated a temporary office in the parliament’s upper basement near the car park doors, on the opposite side to the nearest staff offices.

He has been absent from Holyrood since allegations were first made against him in November last year.

SNP MSP James Dornan has lodged a formal complaint over his return, stating the presence of his ex-party colleague would be a “clear negation” of the duty of care the Scottish Parliament has to its staff.

The SNP investigation into allegations made by three women identified “persistent” behaviour including inappropriate and unwanted text messages, unwanted attention and exploiting his position of power.