Alex Salmond ‘will appear at Holyrood inquiry next week’

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

Alex Salmond ‘will appear at Holyrood inquiry next week’

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

Alex Salmond ‘will refuse to appear’ at sexual harassment inquiry

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 ‘will refuse to appear’ at sexual harassment inquiry

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 from SNP officials are released in unprecedented move

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 Inquiry orders key evidence from SNP officials are released in unprecedented move

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

Salmond fears appearing at Holyrood would leave him ‘in jeopardy of criminal prosecution’

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

Scottish government spent £55,000 ‘preparing’ civil servants for Alex Salmond inquiry hearings 

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

Scottish government spent £55,000 ‘preparing’ civil servants for Alex Salmond inquiry hearings 

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

MSPs will be able to see secret legal advice given to Sturgeon’s government over Alex Salmond case

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