Fury at Scottish cover-up
Liam Fox: This would be a damning indictment in a tinpot dictatorship, but this is happening in a part of the United Kingdom. Given that the Scottish Parliament derives its authority from legislation passed in this Parliament, what mechanisms do we have to ensure that the conduct of the Scottish Government does not bring politics in the whole of the United Kingdom into international disrepute?
Law professor Alistair Bonnington; degeneration of the Crown into what appears to be a lickspittle arm of the current SNP Government .
Tory MSP Murdo Fraser: What this whole sorry story tells us is that we now have a Scottish government simply not fit for purpose.
Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has cancelled his blockbuster testimony at Holyrood inquiry
Mr Salmond had been expected to give evidence about botched handling of sex assault claims against him
Scottish Parliament redacted most damning parts of his already-published evidence against Nicola Sturgeon
Ex-First Minister accuses Ms Sturgeon of lying about when she knew of a probe into sex assault claims
His allies also claim Ms Sturgeon s allies cooked up sex assault claims in plot to prevent his political comeback