ALEX Salmond has dismissed suggestions he has “damaging information” which could “destroy” Nicola Sturgeon.
The Alba leader came in for criticism from SNP figures after he was quoted in the New Yorker as saying of his former protégé: “If I wanted to destroy her, that could have been done.” The article states that he chuckled for several seconds before making the remark.
The former First Minister, who accused reporters of misrepresenting his comments, stressed that he does not want to personally attack the current SNP leader and is concentrating on making the “positive” case for independence.
In a wide-ranging Q&A session, Salmond also took aim at the BBC and said there is no "exact number" for what would constitute a supermajority for independence in the Scottish Parliament.