Alex Salmond: Last two years and six months have been a nightmare
Former First Minister Alex Salmond, speaking to a Scottish Parliamentary inquiry, says that the last two years and six months have been a personal 'nightmare'He is testifying on the botched Government investigation which was found to be ātainted by apparent biasā after it emerged the investigating officer had prior contact with two of the women who made complaints against Mr Salmond.
Scotlandās first minister Humza Yousaf is battling for his political survival after a chaotic 24 hours which saw him end the SNPās governing partnership with the Greens on Thursday. This was followed a couple of hours later by the Scottish Conservatives putting forward a motion of no confidence in the first minister. The motion was backed by Scottish Labour, the Scottish Lib Dems and, crucially, the Greens, who just 24 hours earlier were close cabinet colleagues. It leaves Mr Yousaf potentially having to rely on Alex Salmondās Alba Party, and their one MSP Ash Regan, to survive a no-confidence vote. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Deputy Conservative chair, Jonathan Gullis, has said the government hopes for 'multiple' deportation flights to Rwanda this summer. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Scotland's former first minister Alex Salmond accused the nation's government of acting illegally in dealing with a case against him in a row that threatens to damage the Scottish independence..
Former First Minister Alex Salmond, speaking to a Scottish Parliamentary inquiry, says that current First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is wrong and that he does not have to 'prove his case'.
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There has been ācalculated and deliberate suppression of key evidenceā to a Scottish Parliamentary committee, former first minister Alex Salmond has said.
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