Justice Secretary Michael Gove Swinney urges jailed former council leader Jordan Linden to apologise following his sentencing for sexual offences, according to reports. The Evening Standard says Linden is sentenced on Wednesday and that Swinney’s comments focus on Linden making an apology in response to the offences for which he has been convicted. Other coverage describes the same call for an apology linked to the sexual offences and the fact that Linden is currently imprisoned after being sentenced this week. The reporting presents Swinney’s remarks as a public demand after conviction and sentencing, without detailing the court’s reasoning in the excerpts provided. Across the accounts, the key points are consistent: Linden’s conviction has led to a custodial sentence, and Swinney calls for an apology as part of his response to the case. No additional actions, timelines, or statements from Linden or his representatives are included in the material provided.