alex salmond
Alex was my dear friend, and I’ll fight on to get him justice
As published by the Mail on Sunday Alex Salmond was one of the great politicians of his age. His impact, not only on Scottish politics, but those of the entire United Kingdom, cannot be overstated. And he was my friend. He and I entered Parliament together in 1987, Alex as the SNP member for Banff […]
David Davis raises concern over Rule of Law in Scotland
As published in the Times A former senior Conservative cabinet minister has named Nicola Sturgeon’s ex-chief of staff as the person responsible for leaking a sensitive Scottish government report into sexual harassment allegations against Alex Salmond. Sir David Davis, the former Brexit secretary, used parliamentary privilege in the House of Commons to accuse Liz Lloyd […]
Davis calls for Holyrood to have tougher powers to investigate Salmond case
As published by the Independent A Conservative former minister has called for “democratic accountability” as he criticised the Scottish Government’s unlawful investigation of sexual harassment allegations made against Alex Salmond. David Davis has previously used parliamentary privilege to raise concerns about the processes surrounding the investigation into the former SNP leader. In 2018, Mr Salmond […]
Senior Tory warns ‘rule of law at risk’ in Scotland over Nicola Sturgeon probe
As published in the Scotsman A senior Tory has warned the rule of law is at risk” in Scotland following the probe into whether Nicola Sturgeon broke the ministerial code. The Scottish Government had previously rejected efforts to uncover details on the inquiry into the First Minister, despite a Supreme Court ruling throwing out attempts […]