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<\/p>\nScotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has vowed to “get on with the job” after answering eight hours’ of questions over her government’s handling of harassment claims against her predecessor Alex Salmond.<\/p>\n
A day after her lengthy evidence session before a Scottish parliament committee, Ms Sturgeon said she would now “rest on that”.<\/p>\n
Mr Salmond, who was first minister from 2007 until 2014, was awarded a pay-out of more than £500,000 by the Court of Session after it ruled in January 2019 that the Scottish government had acted unlawfully.<\/p>\n
He was acquitted of 13 charges in March 2020 following a criminal trial.<\/p>\n
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As well as the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints investigation, a separate inquiry is under way to consider if Ms Sturgeon breached the ministerial code in any way.<\/p>\n
Speaking at First Minister’s Questions in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday, Ms Sturgeon told MSPs: “I answered questions for eight hours on this yesterday. I answered every question that was put to me.<\/p>\n
“So I intend now to rest on that, to allow both the committee and the inquiry on the ministerial code to conclude their work.<\/p>\n
“In the meantime I am going to get on with doing the job I suspect most people watching at home right now want me to get on with – which is leading this country through and out of a pandemic.”<\/p>\n
Ms Sturgeon added she would leave Ruth Davidson, who leads Conservative MSPs at Holyrood, and her party to “play the political games that they seem to prioritise over everything else”.<\/p>\n
The first minister also targeted Ms Davidson over her imminent move to the House of Lords when her term as an MSP ends before May’s Scottish parliament elections.<\/p>\n
“I will also in a few weeks subject myself to the ultimate scrutiny, the scrutiny and the verdict of the people of Scotland, the verdict that matters most,” Ms Sturgeon added.<\/p>\n
“And as I do so Ruth Davidson will be slinking off to the House of Lords.”<\/p>\n
During their exchanges, Ms Davidson had told MSPs there was “no argument if Nicola Sturgeon broke the ministerial code – the argument is only about how badly she broke it”.<\/p>\n