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Nicola Sturgeon will lead the SNP into the Scottish election on May 6 in the hope of winning a majority Government that would pile pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to cave to her demands for a second referendum on Scottish independence. The First Minister has insisted her party will press ahead with a second independence vote should it win a majority at the Holyrood elections in just over two months time. But away from her campaign for Scottish independence, Ms Sturgeon is coming under intense pressure from a number of quarters.
Giving evidence to Holyrood’s Europe and Culture Committee this morning, the MEP, added: I ve got to be diplomatic, I won t say mess, but this whole Brexit has caused so many problems. It s just so unfortunate because if you look at the world there are so many other things we could be dealing with. But, of course, we respect every decision taken in London, even though we are still very, very sad.
Speaking to the Committee, he stressed the trade deal agreed on Christmas Eve was unprecedented , being the first the EU had negotiated with a former member state.
David McAllister addressed Holyrood s Europe Committee (Image: Express Newspapers/Scottish Parliament)
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Mr Salmond made two submissions with bombshell claims to the inquiry claiming he was the victim of a malicious and concerted attempt by several people see him removed from public life. In a second submission, Mr Salmond accused Ms Sturgeon of several breaches of the Scottish Government ministerial code and lying to parliament over meetings between the pair in 2018 regarding harassment claims made against the former First Minister.