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SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has responded to questions about contradictory evidence he gave to the inquiry into the Scottish Government’s botched investigation into allegations against Alex Salmond. Mr Murrell, who is married to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, was asked to clarify a number of details following his appearance before the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints. Convener Linda Fabiani had sought answers about a meeting between Ms Sturgeon and...

When the electorate of Gordon dumped him in 2017, preferring an unknown Conservative to their famous sitting MP, Alex Salmond quoted an old Jacobite verse to the television cameras: “You have not seen the last of my bonnet and me.” It was typically defiant, a promise to the independence movement and a warning to Unionist Scotland from a man whose self-regard, even in the humiliation of defeat, remained titanium-tipped. After all, he had twice been leader of the SNP, been first minister fo...

THE image that best describes the ideal relationship between journalists and politicians is of a dog and a lamp-post. At times, though, it can be difficult to tell which is which. This is perhaps a little too vivid and simplistic but it’s meant to convey a general rule. This is not to suggest journalists can’t have mutually respectful, even cordial, relationships with the richly-rewarded public servants they must scrutinise. However, in our trade, it’s unwise to get too close to those...

SCOTTISH LABOUR has called on Deputy First Minister John Swinney to expand the investigation into whether Nicola Sturgeon breached the ministerial code by misleading MSPs. In a joint letter with her fellow members of the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints, Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie said the probe into Ms Sturgeon’s behaviour should determine whether the First Minister “specifically misled Parliament as Alex Salmond has alleged.” Mr Sa...

BBC News By Philip Sim image copyrightGetty Images image captionNicola Sturgeon referred herself for an independent investigation of whether she breached the code in January 2019 Scotlands First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is facing questions after her predecessor Alex Salmond accused her of "repeatedly" misleading parliament and breaking the ministerial code. Ms Sturgeon has rejected the accusations, but has referred herself for an independent investigation. What exactly are the claims, who will ...

The feud between Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon playing out during a pandemic shows neither party has Scotland's interests at heart.

The Holyrood election in May must be postponed because voting risks spreading the coronavirus and local authorities must prioritise easing the…

NICOLA Sturgeon’s husband is on the brink of losing his position as chief executive of the SNP, one of the party’s senior MPs has said.

Mr Hamilton, a former Irish prosecutor, is investigating whether Ms Sturgeon broke the ministerial code. After the Scottish Government’s defence of the judicial collapsed collapsed in January 2019, the First Minister revealed she had three meetings and two phone calls with her predecessor while he was being investigated by her own officials in spring and summer 2018. Opposition parties claim Ms Sturgeon broke the ministerial code by failing to report these meetings fully and timeously t...

Scotland’s prosecution service has been accused of abusing its powers after directing police officers to interview veteran Nationalists about leaks connected to the Alex Salmond case.Kenny MacAskill