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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
A woman who accused former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond of sexual harassment has found the Holyrood committee s investigation more traumatic than the High Court trial.
The woman, speaking anonymously to the BBC, said the Scottish Government let down women who complained because of its unlawful investigation.
But she said the committee inquiry set up to look into the botched investigation of Mr Salmond had turned the issue into a political fight and suggested any conclusions it reaches will be utterly useless .
She also denied claims that there had been a conspiracy to target Mr Salmond and said: It is utterly absurd to suggest that nine women could be persuaded to lie to the police, to perjure themselves in court.
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And she called for the Holyrood inquiry into the handling of harassment complaints to use special powers to compel Mr Salmond to attend.
It comes after Nationalist MSPs on the inquiry committee grouped together to refuse to publish his written evidence –putting his appearance before the inquiry in jeopardy.
Scottish Labour s interim leader Jackie Baillie said: The First Minister cannot simply ignore the ministerial code. That would have deeply damaging consequences for the parliament, the Government and our democracy.
James Hamilton, QC, is already investigating whether Miss Sturgeon broke the code by failing to declare meetings with Mr Salmond or to arrange for a civil servant to be present.