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FactCheck: what are the consequences for politicians who lie?
Who gets to decide whether someone in power is guilty of lying? And what penalties are in place for those who are found to have deliberately misled parliament or the public?
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#NextLeaderofScotland debate: Scotland’s 5 main party leaders
The leaders of the five main parties in Scotland debate ahead of next week’s crucial election.
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Scottish election: Sturgeon rules out working with Salmond and commits to Covid inquiry
Nicola Sturgeon has said she wants a public inquiry into her government’s response to the pandemic to start later this year.
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Tory MSP Ruth Davidson: ‘There is a whole lot of backside covering in this government, for a government that did something wrong.’
We speak to the SNP’s Mike Russell, who is the Scottish government’s Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, and Ruth Davidson, leader of the Conservative Party in the Scottish Parliament.
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Sturgeon ‘never wanted to get Alex Salmond’
It was billed as the fight of her life: Nicola Sturgeon, accused by her predecessor Alex Salmond of being part of a conspiracy against him.
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Sturgeon ‘has serious questions to answer’ – Labour MSP Jackie Baillie
MSP Jackie Baillie is deputy leader of the Scottish Labour Party and a member of the inquiry committee.
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Salmond accuses Sturgeon of lying at Holyrood committee
Alex Salmond gives a quietly spoken but furious attack on his successor Nicola Sturgeon at Holyrood committee.
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Scottish FA owes abuse survivors an apology and reparations, says MSP James Dornan
We were joined by James Dornan, the SNP MSP for Glasgow Cathcart. He is a lifelong Celtic Football Club fan, who has previously called for the Scottish Football Association to establish an inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse against children.
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FactCheck: how reliable are the UK’s coronavirus lateral flow tests?
SAGE papers suggest around half of positive cases are missed when the tests are done by non-experts.
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Boris Johnson sparks row, calling Scottish devolution a ‘disaster’
Was Boris Johnson intending to throw a political thunder flash across the Scottish border by calling devolution a disaster? Whether he did or not, his effective disparaging of the Scottish Parliament and twenty years of Scottish rule has achieved just that. And however casual his remark might have been, the SNP says it will not…
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Professor Sir Geoff Palmer compares Scottish independence with independence of former British colonies
We spoke to scientist and human rights activist Professor Sir Geoff Palmer.
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Nicola Sturgeon has ‘followed’ the UK government over Covid response, says Conservative MP
We were joined by the depute leader of the SNP, Keith Brown, and Scottish Conservative MP for Moray, Douglas Ross, whose constituency the Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited today.
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Johnson accused of post-Brexit attack on devolution
Boris Johnson has defended a planned new law which he says protects jobs and prevents barriers between trade within the UK, as new rules on food and environmental standards are drawn up after Brexit.
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Downing Street defends Dominic Cummings amid questions over 260-mile lockdown trip
His job is to work in the shadows of government but yet again the Prime Minister’s Chief Adviser is in the spotlight.
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Scotland Health Secretary on measures to prevent coronavirus spread
SNP politician Jeane Freeman – Scotland’s Health Secretary – discusses emergency measuresthat could be put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.