# Kate Forbes recounts being cornered and followed by businessman in Edinburgh

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/kate-forbes-tells-of-being-cornered-in-an-isolated-corridor-by-a-prominent-businessman-before-being-followed-once-she-outmaneuvered-him/
- Published: 2026-11-15T18:23:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T18:32:34+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16294597/Kate-Forbes-tells-cornered-isolated-corridor-prominent-businessman-followed-outmaneuvered-him.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Kate Forbes recounts being cornered and followed by an unnamed businessman.
- A passing taxi helped her escape on a dark Edinburgh street.
- She says preventing abuse is the wider community’s responsibility.

## Summary

Kate Forbes has described being cornered in an isolated corridor by an unnamed prominent businessman, then followed along a dark Edinburgh street after she escaped. The former Scottish Deputy First Minister says the encounter left her feeling defenceless, and she is speaking about it to challenge the culture that tolerates inappropriate behaviour in public settings.

Forbes said the man had repeatedly invaded her personal space at a business event, and she left early; a passing taxi gave her a way to get away. She kept quiet because she feared harming relations between the Scottish Government and the corporation where he worked, but says his later apology showed he knew he had caused distress. She also discussed a nursery programme that teaches young children about boundaries, while stressing that safeguarding is the wider community’s responsibility.

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