Move clears way for ex-first minister to appear under oath at inquiry into handling of abuse accusations
Holyrood’s governing body has agreed to publish evidence from Alex Salmond in which he repeatedly accuses Nicola Sturgeon of breaking the ministerial code, after a committee investigating the Scottish government’s handling of harassment allegations against the former first minister twice voted against publication.
The decision clears the way for Salmond to give evidence in person and under oath before the Holyrood inquiry. He had refused to attend last week after the committee of MSPs reached crisis point, splitting 5-4 and largely along party lines over publication of the evidence.
