Scots Tory leader Douglas Ross blasts Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘reckless’ demand for a new independence vote after ‘the Covid crisis is over’ as he kicks off Holyrood election campaign with a warning that a referendum would delay Scotland’s recovery Mr Ross kicked off the Scottish Tories’ Holyrood election campaign this morning He laid into the First … Read more
Tory MPs have blasted Nicola Sturgeon over her pre-election pledge to boost the pay of NHS staff by four per cent as they claimed she could never afford such a move if Scotland was independent. The SNP leader trolled Boris Johnson by announcing the policy last night in what critics viewed as a blatant giveaway … Read more
Most of the critical findings in the report were decided by majority, with the SNP trying to block them but their usual allies the Greens siding with the opposition. NICOLA STURGEON ‘FAILED TO RECOLLECT’ KEY MEETING The committee considered a meeting Nicola Sturgeon had with Alex Salmond’s aide Geoff Abberdein on March 29, 2018. She … Read more
A cross-party committee today found Nicola Sturgeon did mislead Parliament over the Alex Salmond row. The Holyrood committee criticised the First Minister saying it was ‘hard to believe’ she had ‘no knowledge of any concerns about inappropriate behaviour on the part of Mr Salmond prior to November 2017’. ‘If she did have such knowledge, then … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon was tonight dramatically cleared by a QC of breaking the ministerial code over the Alex Salmond case. James Hamilton QC said the First minister had not breached the rules in any of the respects he investigated. ‘I am of the opinion that the First Minister did not breach the provisions of the Ministerial Code … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon was accused of a ‘reckless’ bid to distract from the Alex Salmond probes today after the SNP unveiled its plan for another independence referendum. The First Minister is facing a moment of truth as James Hamilton QC prepares to hand over his verdict on whether she broken the ministerial code – amid signs the … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon is facing a moment of truth that could end her political career as early as today as a report is released into whether she broke the ministerial code in the Alex Salmond case. The results of a probe by James Hamilton QC into the First Minister’s conduct could be revealed within hours, with her … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon’s political future was on a knife-edge last night as she faced three make-or-break days that could end her career. Scotland’s First Minister is awaiting the judgment of two inquiries, which will rule on whether she broke strict parliamentary rules. Tomorrow, James Hamilton QC is set to reveal the results of his probe into … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon misled the Scottish Parliament over her handling of harassment claims against Alex Salmond, an inquiry has sensationally concluded. A committee of MSPs said the First Minister ‘potentially breached the ministerial code’, which is generally considered a resignation offence, and tonight she was facing fresh calls to quit. Their bombshell report came after Ms … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon misled the Scottish Parliament over her handling of harassment claims against Alex Salmond, an inquiry has concluded. The committee of MSPs said the First Minister ‘potentially breached the ministerial code’, which is generally considered a resignation offence. Their highly anticipated report, obtained by Sky News, came after Ms Sturgeon gave evidence for eight … Read more