{"id":108058,"date":"2021-02-26T08:07:45","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T08:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=108058"},"modified":"2021-02-26T08:07:45","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T08:07:45","slug":"alex-salmond-sturgeon-has-stitched-me-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/alex-salmond-sturgeon-has-stitched-me-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Salmond: Sturgeon has stitched me up"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Alex Salmond inquiry is at &lsquo;bad time for Sturgeon&rsquo; says expert<\/h3>\n<p>When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they&#8217;ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time.<\/p>\n<p>The MSP, who represents Airdrie and Shotts, is a friend of Mr Salmond and has said he would welcome his return as first minister. Mr Neil said on BBC Radio 4: &#8220;He believes there was a conspiracy to get him. &#8220;Initially, he thought it was an attempt to keep him out of public life and not allow him back into the Scottish Parliament after he lost his Westminster seat. &#8220;But since then this has grown and he believes a number of people have been involved in conspiring against him and stitching him up. If it was proven, everybody involved, I think, would be getting their jotters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/alex-salmond-1402815.jpg?r=1614326180636\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/sturgeon-2924635.jpg?r=1614326185390\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Asked if Mr Salmond believes First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her circle were involved, Mr Neil replied: &#8220;Basically, I think he does.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mr Neil added: &#8220;Alex believes after he lost his Westminster seat some people were frightened of him coming back in.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>An inquiry continues into the handling of harassment complaints against Mr Salmond. The MSP, who is not seeking re-election in May, added: &#8220;This is starting to dominate when we&#8217;re still dealing with the pandemic and, in four weeks, go into the start of the election campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;The SNP leadership has to try to put a lid on this.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ms Sturgeon insisted again this week that there was not &#8220;a shred of evidence&#8221; to support her ex-mentor&#8217;s claim.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/politics\/1402815\/scotland-news-nicola-sturgeon-alex-salmond-SNP-scottish-government-holyrood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Salmond inquiry is at &lsquo;bad time for Sturgeon&rsquo; says expert When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":108057,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Alex Salmond: Sturgeon has stitched me up - Fin2me<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/alex-salmond-sturgeon-has-stitched-me-up\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Alex Salmond: Sturgeon has stitched me up - Fin2me\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Alex Salmond inquiry is at &lsquo;bad time for Sturgeon&rsquo; 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