Nicola Sturgeon 'misled parliament', finds committee

Mar 19, 2021

Sam Shedden

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	Alex Salmond inquiry: Committee concludes Nicola Sturgeon 'misled parliament'

	Nicola Sturgeon has been found to have misled the Scottish Parliament around the Alex Salmond affair, Holyrood’s harassment complaints committee has found.

Nicola Sturgeon 'misled parliament'

Nicola Sturgeon misled the Scottish Parliament around the Alex Salmond affair, MSPs on Holyrood’s harassment complaints committee have found, reports Conor Matchett.

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.

This would amount to misleading the Scottish Parliament.

The First Minister responded angrily, fiercely responding to the verdict.

'Indy supporters who shout loudly of 'betrayal' risk undermining the cause'

"At this fraught moment in its history the Scottish independence movement faces the awkward paradox that those who shout loudest about independence now, and are most likely to shout 'betrayal' at others, are in fact the ones most likely to undermine the progress of support for independence," writes Joyce McMillan in today's opinion section.

Joyce argues the path to independence for Scotland should represent "a rebuke to the shoddy, shambolic and infinitely damaging conduct of Britain’s Brexit process."

Do you agree with Joyce, or do you think she's wide off the mark? Have your say in the comments section of her column.

'The second time he grabbed her she punched him in the face'

A shocking story with a deeply satisfying outcome next.

At around 10.30 in the morning on Thursday, Natasha, 30, was running when a man approached her and tried to grab her, reports Rachel Mackie.

Fortunately, Natasha is a kickboxing champion and she swiftly dispatched the predator punching him square in the face and knocking him to the ground.

Read the full story here

Refurbished mews flat sits next to Old Course near one of Scotland's iconic streets

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The Dunes sits in a quiet lane off The Scores in St Andrews, one of Scotland's most exclusive streets with its stunning setting overlooking the West Sands beach, R&A clubhouse and world famous Old Course.

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