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IT is with despair that I look at whats going on in the SNP both over the weekend and today ("Allies outraged as Cherry sacked from SNP front bench position", The Herald, February 2). I ask myself: does the current leadership really want to win the May election and do they still want independence? Recent behaviour casts great doubt on either of these aims. I have to think that I appear to have wasted more than 40 years campaigning for independence when it reaches the current state of affair...

Nicola Sturgeon facing vote on claims she misled Holyrood over Alex Salmond Inquiry The Tories will table a motion if the First Ministers husband refuses to give evidence to a committee of MSPs 12:33, 2 FEB 2021 Sturgeon and Murrell (Image: PA) Our Politics newsletter is now daily. Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you p...

The Scottish Conservatives say they will trigger a vote on whether Nicola Sturgeon misled Parliament if SNP chief executive Peter Murrell does not reappear at a Holyrood committee. The Tories are demanding that Mr Murrell return to give evidence at the Scottish Parliament committee investigating the handling of harassment complaints made against former first minister Alex Salmond. He last appeared at the committee in December but opposition parties have since raised questions about the evidence...

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The Scottish Conservatives say they will trigger a vote on whether Nicola Sturgeon misled Parliament if SNP chief executive Peter Murrell does not reappear at a Holyrood committee. The Tories are demanding that Mr Murrell return to give evidence at the Scottish Parliament committee investigating the handling of harassment complaints made against former first minister Alex Salmond. He last appeared at the committee in December but opposition parties have since raised questions about the evidence...

Nicola Sturgeons husband rejects Alex Salmond Inquiry evidence invite Peter Murrell will not be appearing in front of MSPs today. 08:55, 2 FEB 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Our Politics newsletter is now daily. Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Somet...

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Sturgeon faces Holyrood vote over husbands snub to Salmond inquiry NICOLA Sturgeon is facing a humiliating Holyrood vote unless her husband agrees to appear before the inquiry into the Alex Salmond affair. The Scottish Tories said that unless SNP chief executive Peter Murrell complied with a recall request, they would table a parliamentary motion on the issue. The motion would accuse Ms Sturgeon of misleading the parliament by previously promising full cooperation with the inquiry. Th...

SNP split as Kenny MacAskill dismayed by Joanna Cherry sacking The former Justice Secretary and Salmond ally said the demotion of Joanna Cherry was harmful to the independence cause. Updated Kenny MacAskill expressed support for Joanna Cherry (Image: SNS Group) Our Politics newsletter is now daily. Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the ...

By sacking Joanna Cherry, Nicola Sturgeon has made her nemesis more dangerous Far from retreating, Alex Salmond’s key ally is likely to intensify her opposition to Sturgeon.  In any other party, Joanna Cherry would probably have lost her position on the SNPs Westminster front bench some time ago. The SNP MP for Edinburgh South West, who was sacked today as home affairs spokesperson, is smart, accomplished and a sharp parliamentarian. But she also makes enemies easily, and her dagger has...