NICOLA Sturgeon’s authority within her party is “absolutely solid”, Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary has said following reports of an internal split after Stephen Flynn’s election.
Flynn was elected as the party’s new Westminster leader last week after Ian Blackford ended his five-year stint in the role.
But as three SNP frontbenchers resigned following the vote, with Pete Wishart questioning Flynn in his statement, rumours of unhappiness among parliamentarians were fuelled.
