Exclusive: Swinney deletes Covid breach evidence as SNP minister Graeme Dey spoken to by police eveningexpress.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eveningexpress.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
COMPLAINTS against former ministers should be investigated and adjudicated independently, a top QC has said, to avoid a repetition of the Scottish Government’s handling of allegations against Alex Salmond. Laura Dunlop QC yesterday made nine recommendations about the handling of complaints against serving ministers and one relating to former ministers. They came as a witness statement released by the Crown Office revealed that Scotland’s chief constable warned against the Scottish Government going public about their investigation into Salmond. A detective chief superintendent said they and the chief constable, Iain Livingstone, “both voiced our concerns” about the plan to announce the sexual harassment allegations before police had investigated them.
Schools re-opening may have been fast-tracked to distract from Nicola Sturgeon at Salmond inquiry, claims union boss thecourier.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thecourier.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.