Scots are battling through snow to vote in crucial elections today with Nicola Sturgeon‘s separatist push on a knife edge. The bitter battle for Holyrood has entered the final straight after the Tories pleaded for people to ‘lend’ their support to stop the SNP‘s drive for independence. Experts say Ms Sturgeon’s chances of an overall … Read more
Alex Salmond today demanded fresh Scottish independence talks start immediately after May’s Holyrood elections if separatist parties achieve a ‘super-majority’ of seats. Launching his new Alba Party’s election campaign today the former SNP First Minister said that discussions with Westminster should begin in ‘week one’ of the new assembly. A poll at the weekend suggested … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon is facing fury today after making clear she will ignore a bombshell inquiry finding in a leaked report that she misled the Scottish Parliament over her handling of sexual harassment claims against Alex Salmond. A committee of MSPs said the First Minister’s ‘inaccurate’ evidence to them amounted to a ‘potential breach of the ministerial … Read more
Lawyers warned the Scottish Government was heading for defeat in its court battle with Alex Salmond more than three months before it lost the case. In a major development which piles more pressure on Nicola Sturgeon, it emerged yesterday that they warned in September 2018 there was ‘a real risk that the court may be … Read more
THE SIX QUESTIONS STURGEON MUST ANSWER: Q: Why were meetings and conversations with Alex Salmond kept secret from the public? Miss Sturgeon met her predecessor at her home on April 2, 2018, when she claimed to first become aware of the government investigation into complaints about his conduct. She held two further meetings, on June … Read more
Alex Salmond ‘will appear at Holyrood inquiry next week’ to be questioned about probe into complaints made about him and role of Nicola Sturgeon Alex Salmond ‘is expected to give evidence to the Holyrood inquiry ‘, MSPs told The former First Minister has not publicly confirmed that he is attending Mr Salmond will be questioned under … Read more
Alex Salmond fears appearing at committee investigating Holyrood’s botched handling of harassment complaints would leave him ‘in jeopardy of criminal prosecution’, his legal team say Alex Salmond initially rejected invitation to appear citing public health reasons Lawyers have since said it could leave him ‘in jeopardy of criminal prosecution’ Mr Salmond offered to appear in … Read more
The Leader of Scottish Labour quit today just months before he was due to lead the party into difficult Holyrood elections. Richard Leonard announced he was stepping down with immediate effect this afternoon after three years in charge. The Yorkshire-born leftwinger, who was aligned with Jeremy Corbyn during his time as Labour chief, had already … Read more