March 15, 2021, 5:17 pm
A Holyrood inquiry has demanded to see correspondence between Scottish Government communication director Barbara Allison, and other senior officials being held by the Crown Office (Jane Barlow/PA)
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The Holyrood inquiry into the Scottish Government’s unlawful investigation of Alex Salmond will not order his lawyers to hand over evidence provided to the former first minister for his criminal trial defence.
But the parliamentary committee has also ordered the Crown Office to provide all correspondence involving senior government officials about the handling of complaints made about the former first minister.
The former First Minister Alex Salmond is set to give bombshell evidence to a Holyrood inquiry today
Mr Salmond alleges he was victim of a conspiracy by senior SNP figures to force him out of public life
Allies of Mr Salmond insist Nicola Sturgeon could be forced to quit over claims she misled Parliament
She has denied misleading Parliament and says Mr Salmond s allegations are an alternative reality