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- //Nicola Sturgeon gave evidence at the Scottish Parliament's harassment inquiry. The session was expected to last four hours but has gone beyond that.
- //Last night the Scottish Government published the legal advice it received ahead of the 2018 judicial review, leading to Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross to call for the FM's resignation.
- //The plans to table a vote of no confidence in Nicola Sturgeon have been described as 'utterly irresponsible' by the First Minister’s spokesman.
- //FM told inquiry she 'refused to follow the age old pattern of allowing a powerful man to use his status and connections to get what he wants'.
- //Nicola Sturgeon 'deeply regrets' the two women failed and taxpayers' money lost as a result of a 'very serious mistake' in the Government's handling of the process
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