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Chief constable warned Scottish Government against going public with Alex Salmond investigation Witness statement released by Crown Office reveals senior officers 'voiced concerns' about plan to announce sexual harassment allegations 16 March 2021 • 2:43pm Alex Salmond Appears Before Inquiry Into Scottish Government's Mishandling Of Harassment Complaints Credit: Getty Scotland's chief constable warned against the Scottish Government going public about their investigation of Alex Salmond, a witness statement released by the Crown Office has confirmed. A Police Scotland detective chief superi...

COMMENT Former First Minister Alex Salmond said in his own evidence that a number of officials should ‘consider their position’ THERE are not many parties in the world that, a couple of months or so before a crucial election, would let their leader and former leader get into a public legal battle likely to lead to the effective political death of one of them. Yet that is what we are seeing in the SNP, in the struggle between Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon as it moves towards a climax this week. Last Friday, Alex gave a persuasive performance as an honest man wronged. He went t...

JOHN Swinney has caved to pressure and agreed to release crucial legal documents after his job was put on the line by opposition MSPs. The Scottish Conservatives had tabled a motion of no confidence in the Deputy First Minister if he continued to refuse to publish the key documents repeatedly requested by MSPs investigating the Scottish Government's botched handling of complaints against Alex Salmond. The documents contain the legal advice the Scottish Government received regarding the judicial review taken by Mr Salmond which cost the taxpayers more than £500,000. Labour, Liberal De...

The former First Minister Alex Salmond is set to give bombshell evidence to a Holyrood inquiry today  Mr Salmond alleges he was victim of a conspiracy by senior SNP figures to force him out of public life  Allies of Mr Salmond insist Nicola Sturgeon could be forced to quit over claims she misled Parliament   She has denied misleading Parliament and says Mr Salmond's allegations are an 'alternative reality' 

The former First Minister Alex Salmond has been giving bombshell evidence to a Holyrood inquiry today  Mr Salmond alleges he was victim of a conspiracy by senior SNP figures to force him out of public life  He lashed out at Nicola Sturgeon for casting doubt on the court verdict that he was innocent of allegations  Mr Salmond insisted his evidence to the committee would not have been censored by the House of Commons He warned 'leadership failures' raised questions about whether Scottish government fit for independence Allies of Mr Salmond insist Nicola Sturgeon could be forced to quit over ...