Andrew neil shames snp as nationalists prevent publication. Nicola sturgeon must open immediate independence talks with whitehall after election he said a nationalist supermajority would issue a clear and unmistakable instruction to ms. Ewan gurr said the controversy surrounding the publishing of information is not to protect the anonymity of complainers in the alex salmond case, but for political reasons. Alex salmond says no voters were tricked the first minister goes back on his promise to accept the referendum result and raises the prospect of scotland unilaterally declaring independence.
Hosted by the telegraph and huffington post uk the panel. Nicola sturgeon challenged over coverup attempt claims in. More concerns about sturgeons evidence to salmond inquiry. Exclusive polling puts alba party on 3% evening telegraph. He served as the first minister of scotland from 2007. Alex salmond has been a passionate supporter of scottish independence his whole life. Approximately one week earlier, the spectator won an edinburgh high court action as judge lady dorrian permitted its public release. Mar 26, 2021 former scottish first minister alex salmond is to make a public statement. Snp ministers book and pay for 300 quarantine hotel rooms. The speech comes a few days after a poll suggested the party could win up to six seats in may. Alex salmond s hopes of staging a political comeback in the holyrood election suffered a major blow last night after a poll suggested his new alba party will not win a single seat telegraph. Mar 26, 2021 alex salmond has announced he is setting up a new political party to contest mays scottish parliament election. It comes after he announced plans to take legal action over the conduct of the scottish governments top civil servant leslie evans. The former scottish first minister made a dramatic return to frontline politics a week ago, when he was unveiled as the leader of the new proindependence alba party.
Mr salmond will stand in the northeast region and lead the alba party, which will field at least four candidates in the regional lists. Oct 17, 2017 alan cochrane or that ghastly man from the telegraph, as alex salmond s wife calls him emerged as a unionist hero in scotland s recent independence battle using his newspaper column and his list of westminster and scottish contacts, the veteran journalist mounted a personal mission to ensure the survival of the united kingdom and the downfall of alex salmond s scott alan cochrane or that. Salmond accuses sturgeon of insufficient urgency in. Alex salmond returns to politics as leader of new alba party. Nicola sturgeon gives evidence to holyrood inquiry. Alex salmond would have been wanting and expecting a larger number of politicians to defect to his new party from the snp, nicola sturgeon has claimed. Alex salmond took the scottish government to court for the way it handled harassment allegations made against him jane barlowpa no cover up by his successor nicola sturgeon the former first minister was asked if, prior to november 2017, nicola sturgeon had raised questions or concerns with him about sexually inappropriate behaviour. Alex salmond case shows lack of integrity in scottish. Alex salmond writing book about his prosecutionnightmare.
In the wake of his acquittal, the former first minister is planning to expose what he believes was a conspiracy against him by people in the scottish government and the snp. The former first minister was born in linlithgow, west lothian, and attended the towns linlithgow academy before going on to study at st andrews university where he joined the snp in 1973. Alex salmond s vanity trip has blown the snps cover on independence sturgeons hopes of insisting coming election is about boris johnson or brexit are over. Alex salmond has been accused of being an apologist for the putin regime after three times refusing to say whether he believed russia was responsible for the salisbury nerve agent attack telegraph. Boris johnson and priti patel faced off against alex salmond and liz kendall for a 90 minute debate. Scottish parliament to remove and redact alex salmonds evidence. Alex salmond says no voters were tricked telegraph. The inside story of the campaign that rocked the united kingdom to its foundations, and the implications of the scottish independence movement for the future of british politics.
Alex salmond will refuse to appear at sexual harassment. Alex salmonds journey to fronting new proindependence alba. Mar 26, 2021 alex salmond served as leader of the scottish national party snp from 19902000 and from 20042014, and as first minister of scotland from 20072014. The first minister and snp leader also questioned the message it would send to women if mr salmond was reelected to holyrood in mays election. Former scottish first minister alex salmond is to make a public statement. Alex salmond s hopes of returning to frontline politics and at mays holyrood election are doomed, new alba party polling suggests. Apr 01, 2021 nicola sturgeon has said she has no plans to work with alex salmond if he is reelected to holyrood. Ms sturgeon claimed mr davis was reading out his old pal alex salmond s. Alex salmond is hindering cause of independence, nicola sturgeon. Mr salmond said he will make his statement and then hold a virtual question and answer session at 2pm on friday. Alexander elliot anderson salmond is a scottish politician serving as leader of the alba party since 2021. In a riveting daily diary, written with his trademark wit and charm, salmond takes us into the heart of the yes campaign, revealing what was said and done behind the scenes as the vote reached its.
Mar 26, 2021 scotlands former first minister alex salmond is seeking to make a dramatic return to holyrood, as the leader of the new proindependence alba party. In an address on tuesday, mr salmond launched the alba partys campaign for the scottish elections in. Jim sillars compared the aftermath of mr salmonds trial, in which he was cleared of a series of sex assaults, to an eruption. Alex salmond was an early supporter of us president donald trumps controversial plans for a trump international golf course in aberdeenshire. The inside story of the campaign that rocked the united kingdom to its foundations, and the implications. Alan cochrane or that ghastly man from the telegraph, as alex salmonds wife calls him emerged as a unionist hero in scotlands recent independence. Snp ministers book and pay for 300 quarantine hotel rooms at. Apr 01, 2021 nicola sturgeon has insisted she wants to win a simple majority for the snp in mays holyrood election rather than the supermajority for independence her predecessor alex salmond. Alex salmond to make public statement border telegraph. Boris johnson has ruled out a second scottish referendum in the near future before, but restating that position, as he intends to do on sunday.
Mar 22, 2021 what we know about the alex salmond inquiry 22 march 2021, 10. At the time, all eyes were on labour leader ed milibands attempts to beat the torylib dem uk government with mounting speculation an snp. Nicola sturgeon has come out fighting in her longawaited appearance before the holyrood inquiry into her governments unlawful investigation of alex salmond. The telegraph alex salmond has been nursing his wrath. His deputy and successor as first minister and leader of the snp was nicola sturgeon who has held both positions since.
Alex salmond to set out alba partys route to independence. The snp leader said she feared her predecessor may deter former no voters from making the switch and backing independence. Alex salmond could become putins spokesman in holyrood, lib. Mar 03, 2021 scotlands first minister to address handling of sexual harassment complaints budget to extend furlough why cuttlefish can wait last modified on wed 3 mar 2021 01. Alex salmond is hindering cause of independence, nicola. Using his daily newspaper column and his enviable list of westminster and scottish contacts, the veteran journalist mounted a personal mission to ensure the. Alex salmond took upon himself the mantle of scottish heroes. In the wake of his acquittal, the former first minister is planning to expose what he believes.
Alex salmond booked his triumphal entry to edinburgh to celebrate winning another as first minister three days before voters go to the polls. Mar 20, 2015 lord ashdown criticised alex salmonds new book mr salmonds account of the final 100 days of the referendum campaign was his first book and was published on thursday in a diary format. Alex salmond has been nursing his wrath to keep it warm every day of these past 11 months telegraph. Alex salmond is writing a book about his trial for sexual offences credit. Former first minister alex salmond gave extensive evidence to the holyrood inquiry andy buchananpa and on the suggestion that the first minister was not clear to mr salmond that she would not intervene on his behalf, the committee appear to have deliberately ignored and suppressed evidence submitted to them which corroborates the first ministers evidence on that issue. Alex salmond tells nicola sturgeon to bury hatchet after defections as a second mp defects to alba, the former snp leader says some things are bigger than personalities or individual disagreements. After the plans were rejected by aberdeenshire council salmond personally met with trump organisation executives in aberdeen.
Apr 27, 2020 alex salmond is writing a book about his trial for sexual offences credit. M r salmond, the former scottish first minister, had previously urged his successor to put. Alex salmond is writing a potentially explosive book about his prosecution on sexual assault charges. Alex salmonds journey to fronting new proindependence. Jim sillars says snp may have to quit after alex salmonds book. Alex salmond said the governments plan to announce they had passed the investigation to the police was extraordinary andy buchananpa around the time that the government had intended to make a statement, details of the investigation were leaked to the daily record, who then broke the story. The leader of the newly formed alba party said, if there is an independence. Mar 28, 2021 nicola sturgeon has said there are significant questions about alex salmond s return to politics. In september 2014, he came close to realising that dream. Alex salmond demands alba partys inclusion in tv debates. Police warned government not to go public about salmond.
Apr 01, 2021 alex salmond has said the route to scottish independence should not be pigeonholed into holding a referendum. Nicola sturgeon must open immediate independence talks with whitehall after election he said a nationalist supermajority would issue. Using his daily newspaper column and his enviable list of westminster and scottish contacts, the veteran journalist mounted a personal mission to ensure the survival of the united kingdom and the downfall of alex salmond s scottish. The telegraph key witnesses in the alex salmond scandal. Alex salmond has launched a blistering attack on nicola sturgeon and accused her government of subverting the founding principles of holyrood. Nicola sturgeon challenged over coverup attempt claims. Alex salmond writing book about his prosecution nightmare.
The telegraph opposition parties hit out at shambles after two hotels at glasgow airport taken over at taxpayers expense, despite no foreign arrivals hundreds of quarantine hotel rooms paid for by taxpayers are lying empty after they were booked at an airport where there are no international flights. Mar 26, 2021 alex salmond has announced his return to scottish politics as leader of the newlyformed alba party, six weeks before the holyrood election on may 6. The former snp leader confirmed he will be standing for the alba party on the north east regional list section in mays scottish parliament election. Alex salmond s new book will be like a volcanic eruption for the snp which may need to be replaced by a new independence party, according to its former deputy leader the herald reported that jim sillars said alex salmond s recent trial and acquittal had shown there was a need for a complete clearout of the highest levels of the party before it is again fit to lead again. Mr salmond, the former scottish first minister, had previously urged his successor to put aside personal differences and work with him again towards the noble cause of scottish independence. Key events leading to the formation of alex salmonds new. The next day the decision was made to overrule the councils rejection. In court, mr salmond described allegations against him as. Lord ashdown criticised alex salmonds new book mr salmonds account of the final 100 days of the referendum campaign was his first book and was published on thursday in a diary format. Apr 02, 2021 alex salmond is now hindering, and not helping, the cause of scottish independence, his successor nicola sturgeon has insisted. Duncan mcglynn the snp may need to be replaced by a new untainted proindependence party following a volcano of.
Apr 02, 2021 alex salmond s hopes of staging a political comeback in the holyrood election suffered a major blow last night after a poll suggested his new alba party will not win a single seat telegraph. Nicola sturgeon targets simple majority for snp in holyrood. Mar 26, 2021 scotlands former first minister alex salmond has announced he is setting up a new political party to contest mays scottish parliament election. Alex salmond has demanded his new alba party be included in tv debates in the runup to mays scottish parliament election insisting there. Alex salmond launches new scottish independence party. The scottish parliament has agreed to take down alex salmonds written evidence and redact parts of it after the crown office raised concerns.
Alex salmonds new book is literary masturbation telegraph. Alex salmond returns to politics as leader of new alba. Alex salmond bids to return as msp with launch of pro. It is the latest development in a long running saga which began with a scottish. The telegraph alex salmond has been accused of being an. Using his daily newspaper column and his enviable list of westminster and scottish contacts, the veteran journalist mounted a personal mission to ensure the survival of the united. Apr 01, 2021 scotlands former first minister alex salmond has appealed to his successor to put aside personal differences and work with him again towards the noble cause of scottish independence.
Key witnesses in the alex salmond scandal corroborated his version of events and provided damning evidence she repeatedly misled parliament telegraph. Alex salmond says he will refuse to provide witness testimony to the inquiry until his explosive dossier of accusations against scottish first minister nicola sturgeon are made public, reports. Alex salmond s hopes of staging a political comeback in the holyrood election suffered a major blow last night after a poll suggested his new alba party will not win a single seat. Alan cochrane or that ghastly man from the telegraph, as alex salmond s wife calls him emerged as a unionist hero in scotlands recent independence battle.
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