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Twitter is dragging its heels over the removal of the name of a woman who accused Alex Salmond of sexual asault.She was illegally outed on the online network but, despite repeated pleas for it to be removed, her case has been described as “closed”.The company has told her she could submit a new case and, instead of just deleting the post, directed her to “self-help solutions”.More than a week later it is still online – despite publication breaking the law.A friend of the woman said: “When Police

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former first minister fears that his appearance at a Holyrood committee would leave him "in jeopardy of criminal prosecution". The response comes after the Scottish Government expressed disappointment in his refusal to appea r in person before Holyrood's inquiry into the botched investigation of sexual harassment claims against him.

Nicola Sturgeon broke the ministerial code will be considered by the investigation into the First Minister, the independent arbiter has confirmed. Sturgeon has been accused of misleading Parliament with her accounts of when she first knew about sexual harassment allegations made against the former first minister.

Alex Salmond of sexual assault.An anonymous poster identified the woman on Twitter, but the multi-billion pound social media giant claimed the move was not a violation of its policy.The platform has now been urged to remove the post.A High Court judge imposed a strict order making it against the law for anyone to identify any of the accusers in the Salmond sex assault case.

sexual harassment was successfully challenged by Salmond, who was awarded £512,250 after the Court of Session ruled it was unlawful.

Salmond accused his successor of breaching the ministerial code.A special Holyrood Inquiry is examining how in 2018 the Scottish Government bungled sexual misconduct complaints against the former First Minister.Salmond lodged a judicial review and it was accepted that the Government probe, which cost the taxpayer over £500,00, had been unlawful.The fiasco destroyed the friendship between Sturgeon and Salmond, whose allies believe he was targeted by the Government and SNP figures.Hamilton, a

former First Minister.

Nicola Sturgeon "acted in an honourable way" after former colleague Alex Salmond reportedly claimed she breached the ministerial code by misleading the Scottish Parliament. Former first minister Mr Salmond's submissions to an inquiry into sexual assault claims against him have been obtained by national newspapers, in which he claims Ms Sturgeon's evidence over when she knew about the allegations was "simply untrue".

Holyrood committee is examining how the Scottish Government bungled the handling of sexual misconduct complaints against the former First Minister.

Leslie Evans, 62, also stands to benefit from an £85,000 a year pension when she leaves her post.Labour MSP Jackie Baillie said: "With thousands out of work and the pandemic laying waste to family finances, few in Scotland will be able to look forward to as comfortable a retirement as Leslie Evans."Evans, the Scottish Government’s Permanent Secretary who earns around £170,000 a year, is a key figure in the ongoing row over how sexual misconduct allegations against Salmond were handled.The former

SNP government’s unlawful handling of sexual misconduct allegations against Salmond.Two votes in parliament have been carried out in a bid to force the Scottish Government to hand over their advice.After refusing to hand over the advice the Scottish Government have now offered MSPs on the inquiry sight of the material.The botched probe, which cost the taxpayer over £500,000, destroyed the long-standing friendship between Nicola Sturgeon and Salmond.Allies of the former First Minister believe he

Alex Salmond’s QC of delaying a probe into his conduct during the former First Minister’s sexual offences trial.Chief executive Sandy Brindley also dismissed the Faculty of Advocates, which is carrying out the investigation into Gordon Jackson, as a “boys’ club” that was “closing ranks” to “protect one of their own”.She blasted: “Jackson is being allowed to pull the strings in his own investigation, fobbing it off until he is able to retire in peace.”Salmond was acquitted this year of attempted

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Judith Mackinnon, a key figure in the Scottish Government’s botched probe into the former first minister, said police involvement had not been the “intention” of the complainants initially. A Holyrood committee is investigating how in 2018 the SNP Government handled complaints of sexual misconduct against Salmond when he was First Minister.

Holyrood Inquiry for funding amid claims of an "inequality of arms".

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Deputy First Minister said releasing documents relating to the SNP Government’s botched investigation of sexual misconduct allegations by two female officials against Salmond was under “active consideration”. Opposition parties at Holyrood have twice voted on the move after SNP ministers failed to comply with the first demand.

indyref2 should take place in 2021 if it is “safe” and claimed Boris Johnson would not block another vote.However, in an interview with the Daily Record, he declined to be drawn on the broken relationship between Sturgeon and Alex Salmond.He also refused to say whether he would campaign alongside the former SNP leader if there was a referendum.The SNP’s virtual conference starts today amid calls by senior party figures for another vote on Scotland’s constitutional future.Indyref2 will be central

Child Abuse Inquiry on Friday, the Deputy First Minister said there was clear division between ministers on the decision to hold a public investigation. He said an inquiry was authorised "after the change of First Minister had taken place".

the correspondence - despite a formal request from a committee of MSPs who are investigating how the government botched its handling of the allegations made against the former SNP leader. Earlier this month a majority of MSPs backed a motion calling on the legal advice to be published.

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Alex Salmond had earlier made a “disclosure” to a top civil servant in Nicola Sturgeon’s office.John Somers, principal private secretary to the First Minister, received the information at a meeting weeks before a complaint was made to the Government about Salmond.However, it is unclear from a letter sent by the Government to the Holyrood Inquiry what the woman told Somers.Labour MSP Jackie Baillie described the meeting as "extraordinary".A Holyrood committee is examining how in 2018 the SNP

Nicola Sturgeon has said she would be breaching the Ministerial code if she handed over her Government’s legal advice in the Alex Salmond case.

Alex Salmond case is undermining Nicola Sturgeon's position.

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Alex Salmond sexual misconduct probe. A debate urging Nicola Sturgeon 's administration to hand over the advice is under way at Holyrood and a vote will take place later this afternoon.

Nicola Sturgeon’s most senior officials met one of the people who made a complaint against Alex Salmond, the former First Minister’s lawyer has said.

Sean Connery had nothing to do with Donald Trump gaining permission to build a golf course in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, despite the U.S. leader’s claims.

botched handling of allegations against Alex Salmond was the result of "incompetence and secrecy", an MSP has claimed. Jackie Baillie, a member of the committee investigating why ministers ultimately lost a judicial review to the former SNP leader, said newly published documents revealed the process was flawed months before its conclusion.

Alex Salmond.A Holyrood vote will take place next week and all the opposition parties are supporting calls for the advice to be released.A special Holyrood committee is examining how the Government investigated complaints of sexual harassment against Salmond.The former SNP leader challenged the Government in court and it was agreed the probe had been unlawful.The fiasco destroyed the relationship between Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon and cost the taxpayer over £500,000.A key issue is that the

Alex Salmond probe led to a £500,000 hit for the taxpayer has defended herself.Judith Mackinnon, who was the investigating officer in the Salmond case despite having prior contact with the complainants, insisted she acted appropriately, objectively and fairly.However, she also told MSPs that the part of the Government’s anti-harassment policy that was linked to Salmond's court victory had “not yet” been made clearer.A Holyrood committee is investigating how in 2018 the SNP Government handled

against Alex Salmond has called on a former top civil servant to clarify his evidence.

Nicola Sturgeon must resign if she is found to have misled the Scottish Parliament, a senior MSP has said.The First Minister has faced questions after she initially told Holyrood she first heard of complaints of sexual misconduct against Alex Salmond at a meeting with him in her home on April 2, 2018.It was later revealed the SNP leader had been made aware of the allegations in an informal meeting with his former chief of staff Geoff Aberdein on March 29 of that year – four days earlier.Lib Dem

harassment complaints against Alex Salmond.The First Minister is already being investigated over accusations she broke the rules relating to meetings with her predecessor and an adviser.But in another round of accusations, Sturgeon is said to have misled the Scottish Parliament about what she knew and when.Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton made the allegation and called for the remit of independent adviser James Hamilton’s inquiry into her conduct to widen.He said: "This would allow an independent

Alex Salmond.Davidson said Nicola Sturgeon’s failure to remember a key meeting where she learned that allegations had been made about Salmond was “beyond belief”.She added that this episode, coupled with texts from Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell which show him calling on the police to be pressurised in the Salmond case, justify a judge-led probe.A Holyrood committee is investigating the SNP Government’s botched handling of sexual misconduct allegations against Salmond when he was first