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Nicola Sturgeon facing questions after David Davis MP used parliamentary privilege to reveal messages
Ex-Cabinet minister said one suggested her chief of staff Liz Lloyd interfered in Salmond case in February
Ms Sturgeon has insisted that she was not aware of complaints against Mr Salmond until months later
He also said a whistleblower passed him messages between senior SNP officials, including Peter Murrell
Mr Davis said messages suggest a concerted effort to encourage complaints about the former First Minister
Ms Sturgeon has denied breaking ministerial code and rejected claims of conspiracy against Mr Salmond
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Leaked text messages suggest senior members in the Scottish National Party, including Nicola Sturgeon s husband, pressurised complainants and meddled with the police investigation of Alex Salmond, an MP told the Commons.
Using his parliamentary privilege, David Davis, MP for Haltemprice and Howden, discussed the Holyrood inquiry into the Scottish government’s unlawful investigation of sexual harassment allegations against the former first minister.
Mr Salmond was cleared of 13 charges at the High Court in Edinburgh in March 2020.
The MP said SNP Chief Executive Officer Peter Murrell, who is Mrs Sturgeon s husband, coordinated Sue Ruddick and Iain McCann in the handling of complainants and that there was a concerted effort by senior members of the SNP to encourage complaints .
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However the Holyrood inquiry has refused to publish them. Mr Salmond has been threatened with prosection if he makes them public himself, as they were obtained solely for the purpose of his trial defence. However Mr Davis told the Commons he had been leaked text messages downloaded from Ms Ruddick’s phone and proceeded to share some of them. Speaking in an adjournment debate, he said he was doing so because the Holyrood inquiry had been hamstrung by the Scottish Parliament’s limited powers. He said: “We need to reinforce the ability of the Scottish Parliament to hold its own Government to account.
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