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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Katrine Bussey

Constance survives no confidence vote, but faces calls for investigation

Scotland’s Justice Secretary Angela Constance survived a motion of no confidence at Holyrood (Lesley Martin/PA) -

Labour is demanding independent investigators mount a probe into whether Scotland’s Justice Secretary breached the ministerial code after Angela Constance survived a vote of no confidence at Holyrood.

Immediately after a motion of no confidence in Ms Constance was defeated, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar wrote to the three independent advisers on the Scottish Government’s ministerial code.

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