Scotland’s Leadership Has 'Failed', Salmond Tells Inquiry
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Scotland’s Leadership Has 'Failed', Salmond Tells Inquiry
Alex Salmond has said there is a failure of leadership in Scotland as he attacked First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
In his opening statement to a Holyrood inquiry into the Scottish Government's unlawful investigation of sexual harassment claims made against him, Scotland's former first minister accused his successor Ms Sturgeon of using a Covid press conference to "effectively question the result of a jury".
Mr Salmond is testifying on the botched government investigation which was found to be "tainted by apparent bias" by the court.
He was acquitted of 13 charges of sexual assault in a criminal trial, and he successfully challenged the lawfulness of the government investigation.
The current Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has insisted there was no conspiracy against Mr Salmond, and she is due to appear before the committee to give evidence next week.
Report by Avagninag.
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First minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has announced that coronavirus lockdown restrictions will ease on Monday as planned. Beer gardens, cafes, shops and gyms will reopen, although hospitality will need to close at 8pm indoors and 10pm outdoors. Travel between Scotland, England and Wales will also be permitted. The First Minister also announced funerals and weddings will be allowed to take place with up to 50 people. Report by THOMASL. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Nicola Sturgeon has said she has "no intentions" of working directly with Alex Salmond in her push for Scottish independence. The first minister and SNP leader unveiled her party's "transformational" manifesto on Thursday but said she could go further if Scotland was independent. In order for the first minister to take Scotland on a path away from the UK, she would need to achieve a pro-independence majority within the Scottish parliament. She told ITV News that she would not directly work with Alex Salmond, ex-first minister and leader of the pro-independence Alba party, to achieve this. Report by Patelr. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said there will be no justification for rejecting another referendum if a majority of independence-supporting MSPs are elected to Holyrood on May 6.The SNP leader unveiled her party’s “transformational” manifesto, but said she could go further if Scotland was independent.
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Nicola Sturgeon misled a Scottish Parliament committee, an investigation into the Scottish Government’s unlawful handling of harassment allegations against Alex Salmond has concluded.The findings are separate from those of James Hamilton, who reported on Monday that there had been no breach of the ministerial code by the First Minister over her role in the saga.
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A new £13 million genomic sequencing centre will be set up in Scotland to identify different variants of coronavirus, Nicola Sturgeon has said.As part of the new testing strategy, to be announced in Holyrood on Wednesday afternoon, the cash will be invested in the sequencing centre over the next year.
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The Scottish Tories could deny the SNP a majority at Holyrood, Scottish Conservative Holyrood leader Ruth Davidson said in a speech to the Scottish Conservative conference.Ms Davidson insisted that the SNP winning an overall majority’s in May’s Scottish Parliament election was no longer the “‘nailed-on’ near-certainty” that polls had once predicted.But to stop Ms Sturgeon’s party winning that majority – and then using it to push for a second Scottish independence referendum – the Tory Holyrood leader urged all Scots opposed to breaking up the UK to back her party in the regional section of the vote, even if they had never voted Conservative before.
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Leader of the Scottish Conservatives Douglas Ross has said the Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond legal fallout in Holyrood has 'riven the very heart of Scottish politics'.Mr Ross said during an online event staged by UK think tank Onward that his party will pursue a vote of no confidence in the First Minister, following allegations that she broke the ministerial code in her handling of the inquiry.
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Nicola Sturgeon says her focus today is on helping get Scotland "through these most difficult of times", as the country marks one year since going into lockdown. Her comments come after an investigation into the Scottish Government's unlawful handling of harassment allegations against Alex Salmond found the First Minister had misled a Scottish Parliament committee. When asked whether she was worried about the Holyrood report, Ms Sturgeon said: "I'm going to leave politics to others today". Report by Thomasl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has welcomed the ruling from an independent inquiry that found she did not breach ministerial code.
She added she was conscious there was a process needed to "rebuild trust and learn lessons" from the mistakes made by the Scottish government Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Nicola Sturgeon has said a “very partisan leak” from the Alex Salmond inquiry is “not that surprising” as the committee is understood to have deemed she misled parliament.MSPs on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints Committee voted 5-4 that the First Minister gave an “inaccurate” account of a meeting with her predecessor during the live investigation, the PA news agency understands.This would amount to misleading the Scottish Parliament.
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The Scottish Government may be able to accelerate the relaxation of rules on meeting outdoors, Nicola Sturgeon has said.She praised progress on driving down the spread of the virus across Scotland and on vaccinations, as she announced 498 cases in the past 24 hours – the lowest daily total since September 27.
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Boris Johnson has announced the creation of a new antiviral task force to help identify coronavirus cases and deploy new treatments. Speaking during a Downing Street press conference, the Prime Minister said the task force will "search for most promising new medicines and support their development through clinical trials". He said that such medicines could be made available "as early as the autumn". Report by THOMASL. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Twelve European football clubs have signed up to a new competition called the European Super League.
The new proposal is set to rival the highly regarded UEFA Champions League.
Six of the teams involved are from the Premier League, including Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham.
Three further clubs are expected to join ahead of the inaugural season and the league says it can start "as soon as practicable".
Football players, fans and politicians have expressed their outrage at the new competition proposal.
The league revealed in an official statement how excited they were about their new adventure.
“[We] look forward to holding discussions with UEFA and FIFA to work together in partnership to deliver the best outcomes for the new League and for football as a whole". Report by Bradbrookh. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Boris Johnson has said his government could seek a "legislative solution" against the idea of a football European Super League. Speaking during a Downing Street press conference, the Prime Minister said the idea of a closed, 'superior' league "offends against the basic principle of competition" and in order to "protect that principle...we will seek a legislative solution". He added that the Super League, which he labelled a "cartel", is "not in the interests of fans, not in the interests of football".
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Nicola Sturgeon said members of a Scottish Parliament committee examining her Government’s handling of complaints again Alex Salmond had decided she was “guilty” before evidence was heard.The..
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon did not breach the ministerial code, an independent inquiry has concluded.An investigation by James Hamilton found that Ms Sturgeon did not breach the ministerial code,..
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