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Quote from The Sun: Nicola Sturgeon misled Scottish Parliament during the unlawful Alex Salmond sexual harassment probe, an investigation has concluded.
And the First Minister faces a fight for her political life - and will face a vote of no confidence at 10am today.
The Holyrood inquiry published its findings this morning - hours after James Hamilton QC's report revealed the First Minister hadn't breached the ministerial code.
Investigators have been compiling a report into the claims for two years. Their findings were released this morning.
And their report says they "find it hard to believe" that Ms Sturgeon had "no knowledge of any concerns about inappropriate behaviour on the part of Mr Salmond prior to November 2017".
What does the report say?
Ms Sturgeon DID mislead a Scottish Parliament committee
Authors of a new report "find it hard to believe" that Ms Sturgeon had "no knowledge of any concerns about inappropriate behaviour on the part of Mr Salmond prior to November 2017"
The report picks up on "conflicting evidence" about a meeting between Ms Sturgeon and Mr Salmond in April 2018. Ms Sturgeon says this was the first time she knew about the allegations
The inquiry has found Mr Salmond was left with the impression Ms Sturgeon would 'intervene' on his behalf after that meeting - something she vehemently denies
It also raised concerns that Ms Sturgeon didn't disclose details of the meeting with Mr Salmond to Scottish Government's most senior civil servant, Permanent Secretary Leslie Evans, until June 6 2018
Mr Salmond was cleared of all 13 charges against him following a trial
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So who are we to believe: James Hamilton, who may have been "got at", or a full committee formed from all political persuasions?
The Greens will cosy up to the Nats to defeat a vote of no confidence but the stench will continue.
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