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Alex Salmond has finally agreed to appear before a Holyrood inquiry next week to level a series of allegations that his allies believe could force Nicola Sturgeon's resignation. Sources said the former First Minister had formally accepted an invitation to give evidence next Wednesday to a Scottish Parliament committee investigating the SNP government's botched investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against him. His appearance had appeared to be in jeopardy during weeks of wra...

Conservative MP apologises for breaking financial ethics rules on relationship with PPE company insider@insider.com (Henry Dyer) © Getty Conservative MP and former health minister George Freeman. Getty EXCLUSIVE: Conservative MP George Freeman has apologised for breaking financial conflict-of-interest rules after he was paid by a company trying to sell PPE to the NHS. Insider first revealed Freeman failed to properly declare the money in January. Freeman said there was a "gen...

Insider first revealed Freeman failed to properly declare the money in January.

Brittany Higgins was 24 years old when she was allegedly raped by a colleague  The rape allegedly occurred in Defence Minister Linda Reynolds office in 2019 Ms Higgins decided not to pursue police complaint over fear it would affect job Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday said the alleged rape is a wake-up call  Senator Reynolds offered an apology to Ms Higgins on Tuesday afternoon 

LADY Dorrian has cleared the way for the Holyrood probe into the Scottish Governments botched handling of complaints against Alex Salmond to publish all key and relevant evidence, the Spectator magazine has claimed.  Last week, after the publication took legal action in a bid to seek clarity, the judge agreed to amend her contempt of court order preventing the naming of women involved in the former First Minister’s criminal trial.  On Tuesday, in a 10-page decision, she said "the ad...

A young Liberal staffer has broken down in tears as she told of how she felt pressured to stay silent after being allegedly raped on Defence Minister Linda Reynolds couch. 

A Tory MP is under new investigation by the UKs anti-corruption watchdog after it rejected his appeal demands insider@insider.com (Henry Dyer) © Getty Conservative MP George Freeman is under investigation for further potential breaches of the ministerial code. Getty EXCLUSIVE: A Conservative MP and former health minister is under fresh investigation by the UKs anti-corruption watchdog after it rejected his demands for an appeal. Insider revealed last month that George Freeman...

THE Holyrood inquiry into the Scottish Government’s botched handling of harassment allegations against Alex Salmond is to hold an emergency…

NICOLA Sturgeon has urged the Holyrood inquiry into the Alex Salmond affair to compel her predecessor to appear before it.

THE Holyrood inquiry into the Scottish Government’s botched handling of harassment complaints against Alex Salmond has been thrown into chaos. MSPs on the committee narrowly voted against publishing the former First Minister’s dossier alleging Nicola Sturgeon broke the ministerial code. It’s understood the vote was wafer-thin, with just the four SNP MSPs plus the independent Andy Wightman voting against publication. The rest of the committee, Tory MSPs Murdo Fraser and Margaret Mitc...