Salmond

British

/ ˈsæmənd /

noun

Alex ( ander Elliot Anderson ). born 1954, Scottish Nationalist politician; first minister of the Scottish Parliament from 2007

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Ministers had been given until Thursday to produce some correspondence relating to the inquiry, which saw the former first minister cleared of breaching the ministerial code over the investigation of her predecessor Alex Salmond.

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The Commissioner's office is dealing with six different freedom of information appeals relating to the Sturgeon and Salmond inquiries, and Swinney has said almost 90 requests have been received in total.

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The former first minister was cleared of breaching the ethics code by an independent advisor in 2021, following the botched investigation into her late predecessor Alex Salmond.

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The former first minister was cleared of breaching the ethics code by an independent advisor in 2021, following the botched investigation into her predecessor Alex Salmond.

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In August Alex Salmond's niece said the family was determined to "defend his name" in legal action against the Scottish government.

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