Scottish Government rethink on Alex Salmond legal advice after pressure by MSPs

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

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government also announced that 845 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight.

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government also announced that 800 new cases of Covid-19 were reported overnight, taking the total figure to 106,170.

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government also announced that 1,064 new cases of Covid-19 were reported overnight, taking the total figure to 105,370.

Edinburgh Airport today in a scathing attack on SNP ministers over a perceived lack of support for the aviation sector. Gordon Dewar told members of the Scottish Parliament's Covid committee the policy of asking passengers flying into the country to self-isolate upon arrival had simply not worked.

Students will return to university in staggered phases after the Christmas holiday, it was announced. Education Secretary John Swinney said most students would start the new term at home and only return to campus when told to do so by their university.

SNP chief executive, is likely to be asked about text messages he sent which appeared to show him urging the police to be pressurised in the Salmond case.A special Holyrood committee is examining how the Scottish Government bungled the handling of sexual misconduct complaints against the former First Minister.After Salmond pursued a judicial review, it was accepted the internal Government probe had been unlawful.Not only did the debacle cost the taxpayer over £500,000, but it ended the

First Minister has paid tribute to a ‘wonderful’ dad-of-five who tragically lost his fight for life after catching coronavirus last month. Andrew Slorance passed away on Saturday morning aged just 49 after working tirelessly with the Scottish Government in their response to the pandemic.

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government also announced that 777 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 99,463.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid Moyes knows exactly the type of pressure Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is under. Moyes is one of Solskjaer's predecessors in the Manchester United hotseat.

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government also announced that 966 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 98,686.

Scottish Government has published a full list of frontline healthcare and social workers that are eligible for the new £500 grant. Nicola Sturgeon announced details of the one-off payment during her keynote speech to the SNP’s virtual party conference yesterday.

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.

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Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed In the last 24 hours there have been 969 fresh infections, bring to the total number of cases since the pandemic began in March to 93,155. The new deaths bring the total loss of life to 3,676.There are 1,099 people currently in hospital and 80 being treated in intensive care for Covid-19.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The Scottish Government has agreed a cautious and limited relaxation of the rules on household meetings to support people over the Christmas period.A maximum of three households are to be able to meet in a “bubble” during a short window of time across the festive period.Households will be able to travel between local authorities and between the four nations during December 23 and 27 to form a bubble, and

COP26 conference on the environment is held in Glasgow, SNP ministers have been told to "accelerate" its green plans.The call came from the Climate Emergency Response Group (CERG), which is made up of a variety of civic and business leaders based north of the Border.In spring 2019 the CERG published a list of 20 proposals for climate action which was subsequently backed by the Scottish Government.A report out today by the group has used a traffic light system to rate ministers' efforts to meet

Scottish Government have confirmed.

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.