How Infighting Threatens Scotland’s Independence Drive

By Rodney Jefferson and Alastair Reed | Bloomberg, Washington Post: Business
Fri, 03/05/2021 - 1:35am

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s feud with her predecessor and former mentor, Alex Salmond is threatening to undermine her pro-independence Scottish National Party at a time when it desperately needs to keep momentum. She faced a grilling at a parliamentary inquiry on March 3 over her role in the mishandling of a case against him, part of a probe that includes an allegation that she misled parliament.

Topics: scottish first minister nicola sturgeon s alex salmond scottish national party march independence

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