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Garraway and Adil Ray on his party's ambitions for the Scottish Parliament elections on May 6. Both hosts were keen to speak to the 66-year-old about his court case where he was cleared of sexual assault in 2020, and his relationship with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

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SNP on the regional list is the 'ultimate wasted vote' as he rallied supporters in a speech. The former SNP First Minister, who led the party during the 2014 independence referendum, is now running on the north-east regional list to become an MSP for the pro-Independence Alba Party.

Alex Salmond’s hopes of returning to frontline politics could be in peril, as only 3% of Scots saying they would offer support at the ballot box. Only 10% of those surveyed rank the former First Minister favourability.

covid-19 started later this year. The relationship between Salmond and Sturgeon fell apart over the Government's unlawful investigation into him in 2018.The latest round in the fallout came last week when Salmond launched a rival pro-independence party, Alba, to stand at the Holyrood election.Salmond has said the aim of Alba is to create a "super majority" of pro-indy MSPs, but Sturgeon has said her predecessor's Holyrood bid is motivated by his love of the limelight.

Alba Party leader said his new breakaway independence movement deserved a slot as it had a comparable number of members compared to the Lib Dems and Greens in Scotland, as well as more Scottish MPs at Westminster than Labour. The first leaders' debate took place on Tuesday night on BBC One and the next event is due to be broadcast on STV on April 13.

Alba Party, it could change the balance of power between Scotland and Westminster.Prime Minister Boris Johnson has consistently refused current First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s calls for a second Scottish independence referendum.But Salmond said that if a “super majority” of pro-independence MSPs are elected to Holyrood, a range of options would be available to those who want to take Scotland out of the UK.He suggested Scotland could organise its own referendum in those circumstances, with other

Radio 4 interview earlier today the former First Minister was asked about his previous conduct towards women. Salmond was also quizzed about his attempt to re-enter politics with his new party which aims to secure a 'super-majority' for independence at the Scottish Parliament.

Good Morning Scotland about her predecessor's new Alba Party which was set up last Friday to fight in the upcoming Holyrood election on May 6. It was emphasised by the current First Minister that if voters want an SNP government then they should vote for one, rather than shifting their vote to another pro-independence party.

First Minister is “pretending” his comeback bid is about indyref2. He also stepped up his criticisms of Scots Tory leader Douglas Ross by saying he fronts a “game-playing, inward looking, childish opposition”.

Alba Party.

East Kilbride MSP has just overseen one of the biggest inquiries in Scottish political history as convenor of the Salmond Inquiry.

campaign. SNP leader and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon took on her rivals in the BBC Scotland clash which took place just days into the campaign.

Keith Brown pointed to the results of recent opinion polls showing more than half of Scots are in favour of leaving the UK – although some more recent polls have shown a drop in support. It comes as the Nationalist leadership is scrambling to deal with the launch of the new Alba Party by former first minister Alex Salmond.

Kenny MacAskill said Nicola Sturgeon's party had "failed to achieve a majority" at the last Holyrood elections in 2016 and it was now time for other pro-independence parties to step up. The MP for East Lothian quit the SNP yesterday to join the newly launched Alba Party, which will be led by Alex Salmond and is aiming to win MSPs at May's election via the list vote.

newly launched Alba Party and today insisted they were not competing for the same voters at May's Holyrood election. She described Salmond as a "disgruntled ex-first minister" and said people likely to vote for the Greens were a "totally different demographic" than supporters of Alba.

Alex Salmond's return to politics The former SNP leader confirmed he will be standing for the Alba Party on the North East regional list section in May's Scottish Parliament election.Launching the new party in an online event on Friday, the former SNP leader said: "Today Alba are hoisting a flag in the wind, planting our Saltire on a hill.

Kenny MacAskill is "somewhat of a relief" after he quit to join the newly-formed Alba Party. Alex Salmond launched his latest political project on Friday as a means to create a "supermajority" of pro-independence supporters in Holyrood.

community. There were pockets of bloggers and Salmond supporters who aired their support for the former First Minister, however on the whole the feedback was quite negative.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Vale born councillor is one of the first to announce he will stand for election as part of the newly-formed Alba Party.Former First Minister and SNP leader Alex Salmond has this afternoon launched the new party.And Chris McEleney who was born at the Vale of Leven Hospital and stayed in Nobleston as a child will stand on the regional list to be elected as part of the group.He posted on Twitter earlier:

new party - the Alba Party. The Former First Minister will lead the Alba Party, which will field at least four candidates in the regional lists.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.Alex Salmond has suggested there are routes to independence other than the legally-backed second referendum favoured by Nicola Sturgeon.Salmond, who quit the SNP when he faced sexual assault charges of which he was later cleared, said the aim of his new party was to work towards a “successful, socially just, environmentally responsible, independent country”.The former First Minister said

Alex Salmond trial on his blog. Craig Murray, a former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan, attended two days of Mr Salmond's trial in March 2020, sitting in the public gallery, and wrote about it on his website.

Scotland ’s most senior civil servant.

Janey Godley 's latest video had fans in stitches as she took a swipe at Scots Tory Ruth Davidson. Yesterday, the Tories at Holyrood lodged the motion on the First Minister over her government's botched handling of the complaints against Alex Salmond.

Scottish Parliament later today. The Scottish Tories said they will press ahead with a vote in First Minister Nicola Sturgeon after a Holyrood committee found she misled parliament.

See more. Nicola Sturgeon "misled" Parliament over a key aspect of the Alex Salmond debacle, a report of the Holyrood Inquiry has confirmed.

First Minister was published earlier today and concluded there were "serious flaws" in the process. It also reported that Nicola Sturgeon had "misled" the parliament in some of her evidence.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.Leslie Evans, the top civil servant in Scotland, has come in for criticism in the Holyrood committee report on the Alex Salmond investigation debacle.The committee report makes clear that the "multiple roles being fulfilled by the Permanent Secretary during the complaints process should have been seen as a risk".Evans is accused by the committee report of "individual failing" over the

First Minister leaked last week, ruled that she had given an "inaccurate" account of a meeting with her predecessor during her Government’s botched probe into him. Set up in 2019, the Committee has been investigating the SNP Government’s mis-handling of sexual misconduct complaints against Salmond when he was First Minister.Salmond pursued a judicial review and it was agreed the Government probe, which destroyed his friendship with Sturgeon, had been unlawful and tainted by apparent bias.

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First Minister 's resignation amid accusations she misled parliament about her involvement in the Alex Salmond investigation. It followed a leak that the inquiry into the Government's unlawful investigation into harassment complaints against the former first minister has reportedly concluded that Ms Sturgeon gave an "inaccurate" account of meetings with Mr Salmond.

Nicola Sturgeon’s extreme career highs and lows.In October she could do no wrong, with support for ­Scottish independence soaring to 58 per cent on the back of her ­handling of the pandemic.Now the First ­Minister is facing calls to resign over claims she misled Parliament and a ­committee of MSPs while giving evidence under oath.If the latter charge in relation to her appearance before the Alex Salmond inquiry is proven, it could be more than her job on the line.Supporters will insist the

Alex Salmond ­during the Crown Office’s failed attempt to prosecute him for sexual offences.Official documents revealed the huge cost of Operation Diem.It lasted almost two years and at its height had 14 dedicated officers led by Detective Chief Superintendent Lesley Boal.They carried out 386 interviews and the former first minister was eventually charged with 14 offences – before being cleared of all allegations in the High Court.The £834,000 cost has been revealed in a letter from Police