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Gordon Jackson was filmed on train talking about Salmond and sexual assault trialThe lawyer who helped secure Alex Salmond’s acquittal over allegations of sexual assault has quit as the head of Scotland’s advocates body after a furore over remarks he made about Salmond and his accusers.Gordon Jackson QC announced on Friday he was standing down as the dean of the Faculty of Advocates, one...

Ex-first minister believed to be furious over treatment by SNP and Nicola Sturgeon’s officeAlex Salmond is expected to sue the Scottish government over the alleged role of its senior officials in his prosecution for sexual assaults, his allies have disclosed.Sources close to the former first minister said he believed senior figures inside the government and Nicola Sturgeon’s office helped orchestrate significant parts of the...

Nicola Sturgeon’s party is now in the sights of its vindicated and emboldened ex-leaderWhen Nicola Sturgeon addressed a private gathering of Scottish National party politicians at Edinburgh Napier University towards the end of August 2018 and little more than a week after the original sexual harassment allegations against her predecessor Alex Salmond were made public, she spoke frankly: “How we deal with this and...

Former first minister’s allies say verdicts clearing him raise profound questions for SNPAlex Salmond trial: key events in lead-up to verdictsAlex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland, has been acquitted of all charges of sexual assault, in a decision that has sent shockwaves through the Scottish National party.The jury of eight women and five men at the high court in Edinburgh found Salmond...