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Evening Standard
Politics
Katrine Bussey

Scottish Justice Secretary survives vote of no confidence at Holyrood

Scotland’s Justice Secretary Angela Constance survived a vote of no confidence at Holyrood after First Minister John Swinney insisted he has ‘full confidence’ in her (Jane Barlow/PA) -

Scotland’s Justice Secretary has survived a vote of no confidence brought in the wake of claims she misrepresented an expert on grooming gangs and in doing so misled Holyrood.

Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrats voted in favour of a motion of no confidence brought against Angela Constance by Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay.

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