Wherever your sympathies lie in the Nicola Sturgeon versus Alex Salmond saga, with her, with him or with neither, there is no escaping the fact that the scandal engulfing the SNP has rocked their independence cause.
A former SNP MP who quit the party following an investigation into alleged mortgage fraud has confirmed she has rejoined.
The Scottish Government will be “intensifying” its calls for a second European referendum in the wake of the Commons Brexit vote, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
The Brexit chaos engulfing Britain makes the case for Scottish independence “increasingly clear”, Nicola Sturgeon said.
The Scottish Parliament will mount its own investigation into the fallout from sexual misconduct allegations against former first minister Alex Salmond.
Nicola Sturgeon’s chief of staff suspected a complaint had been made to the Scottish Government about Alex Salmond the month before he informed his successor about the probe, it has been claimed.
Madam, – Over the last decade or so support for the SNP and its absolute belief in Scottish independence has revolved around one dominant personality.
The spat between Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond is the biggest crisis in the SNP for 40 years, according to a respected professor.
Nicola Sturgeon was accompanied by her chief of staff when Alex Salmond told her the Scottish Government was investigating sexual misconduct allegations against him, but she has insisted the meeting was not Government business.
There is something Greek about the story of Salmond and Sturgeon – the mentor falling out with the protégé.