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Photographer: Simon Dawson / Bloomberg
Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon faced a call to resign over the handling of harassment allegations against his predecessor, as opposition Conservatives said they would call for a no-confidence vote.
The Scottish wing of the party of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, said on Tuesday in a statement that he will present the motion after the Edinburgh government published details of legal advice during the investigation into the claims against former Prime Minister Alex Salmond and additional witnesses supported his version of events.
Sturgeon, who denies violating the ministerial code, is due to declare a parliamentary inquiry on Wednesday.
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For any vote to be successful, it needs all members of the opposition parliament to agree. His Scottish National Party holds 61 of the 129 seats in the legislature and is usually backed by the Green Party. The Greens said yes Until research to get your job done first.
A Sturgeon spokesman called the Conservative movement “totally irresponsible” in the face of the pandemic and before hearing its evidence. According to a statement, the prime minister will address all the issues “and much more” when she appears at the committee hearing.
Salmond was acquitted in 2020 of various crimes of sexual assault against women while in office. He claims he was the victim of a collusion that reached the top of the Scottish government.
Political strife has escalated ahead of the May elections in Scotland. Sturgeon is looking for a victory that will bolster his drive for another independence referendum. Opinion polls suggest the SNP is up and running for a majority of seats in the Scottish Parliament.
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