Sturgeon: ‘Witch-hunt’ MSPs investigating me were being directed by Salmond

Nicola Sturgeon described her eight-hour marathon appearance at a special committee set up to examine the Scottish Government’s handling of complaints against Alex Salmond as ‘gruelling’ (Jeff J Mitchell/PA) - (PA Archive)

Nicola Sturgeon has said she believes some MSPs who investigated the Scottish Government’s handling of sexual harassment allegations against Alex Salmond were “taking direction” from him.

The former Scotland first minister wrote in her autobiography, Frankly, that she thought either Mr Salmond or his allies were guiding some opposition MSPs on what to ask her.