Alex Salmond has accused Nicola Sturgeon’s husband of attempting to have him ‘imprisoned’ as part of conspiracy at the top of the SNP. The former First Minister claims Peter Murrell led a ‘deliberate, prolonged, malicious and concerted effort’ to damage his reputation and remove him from public life. Mr Salmond also implicates Miss Sturgeon’s chief … Read more
Alex Salmond ‘will appear at Holyrood inquiry next week’ to be questioned about probe into complaints made about him and role of Nicola Sturgeon Alex Salmond ‘is expected to give evidence to the Holyrood inquiry ‘, MSPs told The former First Minister has not publicly confirmed that he is attending Mr Salmond will be questioned under … Read more
There is ‘no chance’ Alex Salmond will give evidence to a inquiry into the Scottish Government’s handling of harassment complaints amid a censorship row, sources claim. The former-First Minister says his allegations against successor Nicola Sturgeon are being censored. He will refuse to provide witness testimony to the inquiry until his explosive dossier of accusations against Ms Sturgeon are … Read more
Alex Salmond Inquiry orders key evidence including WhatsApp messages from SNP officials are released in unprecedented move Linda Fabiani wrote to former first minister after he refused to come to Holyrood He was needed to speak on February 2 but citing health concerns over Covid-19 It comes as MSPs issued notice to Crown Office calling … Read more
Alex Salmond fears appearing at committee investigating Holyrood’s botched handling of harassment complaints would leave him ‘in jeopardy of criminal prosecution’, his legal team say Alex Salmond initially rejected invitation to appear citing public health reasons Lawyers have since said it could leave him ‘in jeopardy of criminal prosecution’ Mr Salmond offered to appear in … Read more
The Scottish government spent more than £50,000 on preparing civil servants to give evidence about the investigation into former First Minister Alex Salmond, it has emerged. Top officials are reported to have spent hours preparing for the sessions, where they then suffered a ‘collective memory loss’ on key details. This has led to accusations of ‘coaching’ … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon may have LIED to parliament over harassment claims against Alex Salmond, says former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson Nicola Sturgeon is facing increasing pressure over claims she misled parliament Alex Salmond accused her of untrue evidence about allegations against him Ruth Davidson has demanded she reveals what she knew about the allegations By … Read more
Members of Scottish Parliament will be able to see secret legal advice given to Nicola Sturgeon’s government over Alex Salmond harassment case behind closed doors Members of group will be able to read unredacted report at Holyrood next week MSPs will be able to see legal advice on confidential basis after deal was reached A … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon refuses to say if she would welcome ex-first minister Alex Salmond back into SNP – amid probe into her handling of claims against him Nicola Sturgeon said the 2 investigations must be allowed to ‘take their course’ Holyrood investigating Government handling of Salmond assault allegations Separate investigation into whether she breached ministerial code also ongoing Mr … Read more
Alex Salmond has today been acquitted of attempted rape and a series of sexual assaults, including one with intent to rape. The former first minister of Scotland was cleared of all charges by a jury following an 11-day trial at the High Court in Edinburgh. The jury returned not guilty verdicts on 12 charges and … Read more