Nicola Sturgeon has "lost trust" amongst Scots according to the leader of the Scottish Conservatives who is leading call for the First Minister to resign.
Nicola Sturgeon will face a committee of MSPs this morning who are conducting an inquiry into the government's botched handling of sexual harassment complaints against former First Minister Alex Salmond.
On Tuesday the Scottish Government published legal advice showing it had continued its legal fight against Alex Salmond even after lawyers told them the case was doomed.
And in evidence to the parliamentary committee two witnesses further disputed accounts by Nicola Sturgeon of a meeting in her home with Alex Salmond.
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Following the publication, Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross said there was "no doubt" Ms Sturgeon had misled parliament in her accounts.
Ross said there was "no longer any doubt that Nicola Sturgeon lied to the Scottish Parliament and broke the ministerial code on numerous counts."
"No first minister can be allowed to mislead the Scottish people and continue in office, especially when they have tried to cover up the truth and abused the power of their office in the process.
"The weight of the evidence is overwhelming. Nicola Sturgeon must resign," he added.
Nicola Sturgeon has denied wrongdoing, and a spokesperson said the Tories were "irresponsible" leading calls for her to quit.
“The First Minister will address all of the issues raised – and much more besides – at the committee tomorrow, while the independent adviser on the ministerial code will report in due course.
“But to call a vote of no confidence in the middle of a pandemic, before hearing a single word of the First Minister’s evidence, is utterly irresponsible.
“It is for the public to decide who they want to govern Scotland and – while we continue to fight the covid pandemic – with the election campaign starting in just 20 days, that is precisely what they will be able to do," the spokesperson said.
