An SNP MSP has been slammed after he accused a prominent BBC journalist of "imaginary woes" after she spoke out about the abuse she suffered while doing her job.
Sarah Smith, who stepped down as editor of BBC Scotland last year, revealed in an interview she was "relieved" to have taken a new job in the US after receiving years of "bile, hatred and misogyny".
The well-respected broadcaster spoke about how she was shouted at in the street and called "a *****g lying bitch" in addition to regularly receiving hateful messages on social media.
