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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...