DEMANDS have been made for the SNP to step down as tensions rise over an inquiry investigating the Scottish Government s handling of harassment complaints against Alex Salmond.
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)
NICOLA STURGEON is facing a crisis after support for Scottish Independence fell by four percent since last November following the Alex Salmond inquiry.
The draft Bill was promised in the legislative programme First Minister Nicola Sturgeon set out last year.
Last month, the SNP also released an 11-point roadmap to an independence referendum - setting out that a ballot could take place if May s Holyrood elections result in a pro-independence majority, even if Westminster refuses to grant a Section 30 order.
This could see the party force the UK Government into a legal challenge, if a Section 30 order is not granted.
21 polls have shown support for Scottish independence since January 2021 but rising tensions within the party over Alex Salmond and the independence approach have threatened this support.
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