{"id":110216,"date":"2021-03-22T20:35:34","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T20:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=110216"},"modified":"2021-03-22T20:35:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T20:35:34","slug":"snp-branded-sleazy-and-corrupt-as-mps-clash-in-heated-scottish-independence-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/snp-branded-sleazy-and-corrupt-as-mps-clash-in-heated-scottish-independence-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"SNP branded &#8216;sleazy and corrupt&#8217; as MPs clash in heated Scottish independence debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>SNP slammed for being &#039;corrupt and sleazy&#039; by Lamont<\/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>Mr Lamont&nbsp;<span>criticised<\/span>&nbsp;Nicola Sturgeon&#8217;s administration for seeking to &#8220;distract voters&#8221; from the party&#8217;s internal warring with renewed calls for a second vote on Scottish independence. The Scottish Tory blasted the SNP-led government as &#8220;corrupt and sleazy&#8221; as he argued in favour of a petition calling on Westminster to dismiss calls to reopen the constitutional question. It comes as Ms Sturgeon was found to have not broken the ministerial code&nbsp;following meetings she had with Alex Salmond.<\/p>\n<p>The Conservative MP said: &#8220;There is trouble in the SNP&#8217;s nest too, another reason to try and distract voters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ripped apart by an internal civil-war like we have never seen before.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister, seemingly unable to tell the truth leading the SNP government which is corrupt, sleazy, tired and certainly beyond its use-by date.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;We need to rebuild Scotland, end the division of the past, stop the constant talk of a second independence referendum.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><b>JUST IN:&nbsp;<\/b><span><b>Brexit Latest: Furious EU chief lashes out at UK in trade deal row<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/Nicola-Sturgeon-ruling-Tory-MP-slams-corrupt-and-sleaxzy-SNP-1413336.jpg?r=1616444444227\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/Scottish-MP-John-Lamont-slams-the-SNP-for-being-sleazy-and-corrupt-2965162.jpg?r=1616444444304\"><\/p>\n<p>The Scottish Conservatives have called for the Scottish First Minister to step down over the claims Ms Sturgeon misled Holyrood&nbsp;over sexual harassment&nbsp;complaints against the former SNP leader Mr Salmond.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Lamont&#8217;s colleagues are expected to bring forward a vote of No Confidence in the First Minister on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as&nbsp;James Hamilton QC, the Scottish Governments independent adviser on the ministerial code, concluded his report on the affair on Monday and found Ms Sturgeon had not broken the code.<\/p>\n<p>The First Minister has faced question over when she knew of the complaints against Mr Salmond, whether during a meeting in her home on April 2, 2018, or during one with Mr Salmond&#8217;s former chief of staff Geoff Aberdein in her Holyrood office four days prior.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>READ MORE:&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><strong><span><span>Sturgeon could exploit Queen in bid to secure independent Scotland<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Sturgeon reacts to being cleared of breaching ministerial code<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/Mr-Salmond-was-awarded-500-000-in-legal-fee-after-the-Government-s-investigation-was-rules-unlawful-2965170.jpg?r=1616444444437\"><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Ms Sturgeon said today: &#8220;I welcome the conclusions of James Hamilton&rsquo;s independent investigation, which are comprehensive, evidence-based and unequivocal.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&ldquo;I sought at every stage in this issue to act with integrity and in the public interest. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;As I have previously made clear, I did not consider that I had broken the code, but these findings are official, definitive and independent adjudication of that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;<span>Today I want, once again, to remind people that at the heart of this case were women who had the courage to come forward and complain.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>DON&#8217;T MISS:&nbsp;<\/strong><br \/><strong>Scottish MP claimed hotel expenses during lockdown-breaking trip&nbsp;[REVEAL]&nbsp;<\/strong><br \/><strong>Galloway unveils masterplan to take down Sturgeon in Holyrood vote&nbsp;[INSIGHT]<\/strong><br \/><strong>Brexit LIVE: Rishi pledges to keep London as world fintech crown&nbsp;[LATEST]<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/Nicola-Sturgeon-A-profile-of-the-SNP-leader-2965164.jpg?r=1616444444518\"><\/p>\n<p>Despite the findings of the <span>61-page report<\/span>, Nicola Sturgeon&#8217;s grip on the positions of First Minister and leader of the SNP is far from secure.<\/p>\n<p><span>Key Scottish political figures had called for the Scottish First Minister to step down if she broke the ministerial code.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Meanwhile, the committee looking into the Scottish Government&rsquo;s handling of harassment complaints against former first minister Salmond is set to report back tomorrow morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints was set up after a successful judicial review by Mr Salmond resulted in the Scottish Government&#8217;s investigation being ruled unlawful and &#8220;tainted by apparent bias&#8221;, with a &pound;512,250 payout being awarded to him 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