Alex Salmond clears diary to offer 'bombshell' Holyrood inquiry evidence session

complaints against Alex Salmond said he fears it won't get a "full understanding" of what went on.Speaking following Nicola Sturgeon's evidence to the Holyrood committee yesterday, Murdo Fraser said the inquiry shone a light on some of the murky going-ons.MSPs say they have been frustrated at the refusal to release some key documents into how the Scottish Government managed to botch its own internal complaints process - a mistake which ended up costing the taxpayer more than £500,000.Two women

Alex Salmond harassment committee today.The First Minister will answer questions from MSPs at the Scottish Parliament on a range of issues to do with the affair.Committee members will quiz the SNP leader on what she knew about the botched handling of complaints made against former First Minister Alex Salmond.Salmond took the government to court and it was agreed the internal probe had been unlawful and tainted by apparent bias.

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Scottish Government won't offer the full legal advice to the Holyrood committee looking at the handling of sexual misconduct complaints against Alex Salmond.The Scottish Conservative MSP took to Twitter last night claiming the material being released by the government to the inquiry won't "give the full picture" and will "paint them in a good light".It comes after the Tories tabled a no confidence motion, which was backed by other opposition parties at Holyrood, in the Deputy First Minster John

Scottish Conservatives are threatening to lodge a week lodge a motion of no confidence in Nicola Sturgeon's second in command at Holyrood on Tuesday.The Tories are giving Swinney 24 hours to agree to release the legal advice or face a vote to remove him from office.The Deputy First Minister has previously ignored two cross-party motions in the Scottish Parliament attempting to force the government to comply with a parliamentary majority telling it to publish the advice.The committee

a bombshell opening statement to the Holyrood inquiry into the Scottish Government’s unlawful investigation of sexual harassment claims against him, Salmond accused his successor Sturgeon of using a Covid press conference to “effectively question the result of a jury”.Read Salmond's full opening statement to MSPs below“Three important points require to be made at the outset. Firstly, this inquiry is not about me," he told MSPs.

the cross-party inquiry this afternoon, with the session expected to last around four hours.

Ruth Davidson on the eve of Salmond’s appearance in front of the Inquiry.The First Minister was also quizzed on whether the name of one of the women who accused Salmond of sexual misconduct had been inappropriately released.A Holyrood Inquiry is examining the SNP Government’s unlawful investigation into sexual misconduct complaints against Salmond when he was First Minister.The former FM, who was also acquitted of sexual offences charges after a criminal trial, claims SNP figures close to

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First Minister also rejected claims of political interference in how the Crown Office has dealt with the Inquiry.She also said she was worried about the women who made complaints about Salmond being portrayed as “liars and conspiracists.”A Holyrood committee is examining the SNP Government’s unlawful investigation into sexual misconduct complaints against Salmond when he was First Minister.Salmond, who was also acquitted of sexual offences charges after a criminal trial, believes SNP figures

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Crown Office. A Scottish Parliament spokesperson said: “Following representations from the Crown Office on Monday evening, the SPCB agreed collectively this morning that it will remove the Alex Salmond submission on the Ministerial Code from its website with immediate effect and republish it later today in a redacted form.

Scottish Government of “pantomime of deception and secrecy” when he gives explosive evidence to MSPs on Wednesday.

Salmond’s submission to the Holyrood Inquiry.A Committee Inquiry is investigating the SNP Government’s mishandling of sexual misconduct complaints against Salmond when he was First Minister.Salmond took the Government to court and it was accepted the internal probe, which destroyed his friendship with Nicola Sturgeon, had been unlawful.Separately, he was acquitted of sexual offences after a trial last year.Salmond’s allies believe Government and SNP figures tried to plot his downfall.The Inquiry

“We must hear Alex Salmond’s side of the story to uncover what really happened. This welcome decision makes that possible.”A Scottish Parliament spokesperson said: “The Committee notes the decision of the SPCB.

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Alex Salmond is set to accuse Scotland’s most senior ­prosecutor of abusing his position, resulting in bombshell evidence of government ­negligence being suppressed, the Sunday Mail can reveal.The ex-first minister will unleash an unprecedented attack on the ­“collapsing, discredited” Crown Office after he was threatened with ­prosecution over memos and SNP texts he wanted to share with MSPs.He will allege Scotland’s ­embattled Lord Advocate James Wolffe wrongly applied legislation which led to

the committee of MSPs and accused it of allowing the Scottish Government to escape scrutiny.In a powerful interview with BBC Scotland, they said the attention given to the inquiry was "more traumatic" than giving evidence in the High Court.They claimed the committee had strayed so far from its own remit that it had made any of its findings "completely useless".A special Holyrood committee is investigating the Scottish Government’s botched handling of sexual misconduct complaints against the