Urgent demands for Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to resign have been echoed In major news publications in the United Kingdom.
The government has published emails showing it continued a doomed legal fight with Mr Salmond despite its lawyers advising it was likely to lose.
Sturgeon is to face an inquiry over the affair on Wednesday.
The Scottish Parliament set up a special committee to investigate the mishandling of sexual harassment complaints against Alex Salmond.
MSPs heard from the former first minister last week and now it is Ms Sturgeon’s turn.
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross said there was “no longer any doubt that Nicola Sturgeon lied to the Scottish Parliament and broke the ministerial code on numerous counts.”
He added: “No first minister can be allowed to mislead the Scottish people and continue in office, especially when they have tried to cover up the truth and abused the power of their office in the process.
“The weight of the evidence is overwhelming. Nicola Sturgeon must resign.”
The Liberal Democrats said the new documents “look very serious” for the first minister, but added: “She deserves her day to respond to these allegations before we decide what to do next.”
A spokesman for Ms Sturgeon said she would address the issues “and much more besides” at the Holyrood Committee on the Scottish government’s Handling of Harassment Complaints.
He added: “But to call a vote of no confidence in the middle of a pandemic, before hearing a single word of the first minister’s evidence, is utterly irresponsible.”
Editor-in-Chief | Carl D. Pearson has been involved in British politics and media from an early age, with the key knowledge of what it takes to run a news organisation for the 21st century. Mr Pearson, as Editor-in-chief, is responsible for supervising the daily tasks of publishing media and content to UNN’s website and various platforms.
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