Scotland's former first minister Alex Salmond has re-entered frontline politics to become the leader of the new pro-independence Alba Party. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The public display of the enormity of the schism came in August 2018 when, ensconced once more in the Champany Inn, Mr Salmond told journalists he was resigning from the party he had led to power. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. called for the Faculty of Advocates, of which Mr Jackson is the dean, to start an investigation. A few miles away in Edinburgh, Miss Sturgeon was talking to journalists too, assuring them her government would defend its position vigorously and insisting that complaints against Mr Salmond could not be ignored or swept under the carpet. Regan has also backed Salmonds call for a rethink of Sturgeons policy to rejoin the European Union after independence a cast iron commitment of the Scottish government since the Brexit referendum. Mr Salmond told BBC Radio 4's World At One programme: "Well, what I see as an opportunity is to reset the independence movement.". He then securedthe 2014 referendum, after which he stood down for Nicola Sturgeon. "Not just by reuniting the movement, which would be a good idea, but also, I think, by separating the case for independence on the day-to-day business of government.". She echoed his call for an independence convention to bring all independence parties together, including Mr Salmonds breakaway Alba party. The chief constable who authorised the abortive investigation of Salmond, one of the biggest in the history of Police Scotland involving 400 witness interviews, was one Iain Livingstone. Read about our approach to external linking. Together they triumphed over Labour by a whisker in 2007 the year Miss Sturgeon won her first constituency election and by a mile in 2011. Mr Salmond has previously called on Ms Sturgeon to drop controversial gender reform laws which been blocked by the UK government. "I have no doubt that there will be further discussion around this issue in due course, and I will welcome that, but that time is not now. Salmond led the first ever SNP government in 2007 and its first landslide in 2011. A Scottish Conservative spokesman added: It didnt seem that Alex Salmond could sink much lower but selling souvenirs from his time on pro-Kremlin TV might just do it. Ah, Alex "Proper Geezer" Salmond and his hilarious antics! I live on Commercial Street in Lerwick, he added. Alex Salmond has been cleared of sexually assaulting nine women while he was Scotland's first minister. WebAlex Salmond was twice leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP; 1990-2000, 2004-2014) and served as First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014. Nicola Sturgeon is facing calls to resign after two witnesses in the Alex Salmond scandal corroborated his version of key events and provided damning evidence she netting more than 300,000 from their deal with RT. Alex Salmond gives his reaction to being cleared. None either between Scotlands former First Minister and its present one as she prepares to vacate her post. It is not be entirely clear what the difference is here. Insulting someone because of their class isn't clever whether they're 'posh' or poor, and honestly it made him look like an utter prick. Worse, the man she had looked up to all these years told her there was indeed an incident of inappropriate behaviour during his time in Bute House, for which he had apologised to the woman concerned. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. There are a range of able people in the SNP but they will now be tested in the fire of leadership, inheriting a range of serious Government policy challenges. And he said he had "never attempted to have non-consensual sexual relations with anyone in my entire life". They added that while the experience of taking the case to court had been "traumatic", it had been the "right thing to do". Alex Salmond had a very public falling out with Ms Sturgeon after he was accused of sexual harassment - which he was later cleared of - and has since been one of her fiercest critics. To even discuss the impact of lockdown to acknowledge the damage being done to schools or NHS waiting lists was seen as treachery. The Scottish Greens co-leader refused to admit how many Scottish producers had not signed up to the scheme when questioned about it at Holyrood. Never, though, one quite like this. The location for the item has been listed as Westminster in London and bids for the desk close on June 6 at 1:08pm. He collaborated with Prime Minister David Cameron on The Edinburgh Agreement in 2012. ALEX Salmond and his wife Moira are preparing for the Scottish election. Had they succeeded, Scotland would be independent, then Prime Minister David Cameron would have resigned on the spot and Mr Salmond would have gone down in history as free Scotlands inaugural leader. Even during a highly technical discussion of north sea oil on the Today programme this morning, Alex Salmond managed to find room for a spot of class war. Not an issue where Scottish support is A divided and B that division of opinion is against you rather than for you.'. All Rights Reserved. Press J to jump to the feed. Heady days for the Salmond/Sturgeon partnership, a political force so formidable it stood on the brink of bringing the United Kingdom itself crashing down at their feet. "If you can, go home, take care of your families, God help us all.". Mr Jackson also said his client had not always behaved well and could have been "a better man on occasions" - but had never sexually assaulted anyone. and his young son Join the conversation with other Spectator readers. Would the SNP even have formed a government? Alex Salmond was, of course, exonerated by the highest courts in Scotland. A jury found Mr Salmond not guilty on 12 sexual assault charges facing him, while another was found not proven. He has accused posh boy David Cameron of running away from a debate with First Minister and leader of the SNP Nicola Sturgeon. We connect brands with social media talent to create quality sponsored content. For good measure, she added: Im fairly well qualified to comment on this because Ive worked with Alex Salmond very closely for, what, almost 30 years now, so hes not sexist. Compare and contrast with her testimony at the Salmond Inquiry: As First Minister I refused to follow the age-old pattern of allowing a powerful man to use his status and connection to get what he wants. There were claims that her own husband Peter Murrell, the partys chief executive and a former constituency assistant of Mr Salmond, was part of an SNP plot to end his former bosss career and even put him in prison. The former first minister of Scotland was cleared Alex Salmond was born on December 31, 1954 (age 68) in Linlithgow, Scotland He is a celebrity politician His popular books are The Dream Shall Never Die, The Dream Shall Never Die - 100 Days that Changed Scotland Forever His education: Edinburgh College of Commerce ,University of St Andrews His spouse is Moira McGlashan ( m. 1981) His height is 5 8, Reference: Wikipedia, FaceBook, Youtube, Twitter, Spotify, Instagram, Tiktok, IMDb. Not only that, he was crowdfunding for a legal battle against his successors government. But is Scotland ready for the return of the nationalist Lazarus? Giving evidence, there was little evidence of the political showman of old - this was a reserved Alex Salmond, acutely aware of the difficulty of the situation facing him. "I think he was a nasty person to work fora nightmare to work for.". Besides his wife, Moira, she was one of a handful in his inner circle who could get away with teasing him. 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By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Nor indeed would international bodies like the European Union. Salmond, a puffed-up little bully, has been humiliated in recent years first at the hands of the voters of Gordon in 2017, and then as he faced the consequences of his Alex Salmond was born in 12-31-1954. Mr Salmond was first minister between May 2007 and November 2014, when he stood down in the wake of the Scottish independence referendum and was replaced by Nicola Sturgeon. Her former mentor - who was a close ally before Ms Sturgeon became First Minister - welcomed her departure. The Alba Party, led by Mr Salmond, was founded in February 2021 and two Nationalist MPs immediately defected to it. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? She seems relaxed about losing the Scottish Green party, the SNPs coalition partner. Mr Salmond, who hosts a TV show on controversial Russian broadcaster RT, was arrested by the police and formally charged later the same month. Bizarrely it also emerged yesterday that people in Orkney and Shetland have another candidate with aristocratic roots and royal connections that they can vote for. He became Scotland's fourth First Minister in May 2007 It was dinner for two at the Champany Inn near Linlithgow which changed her political life, put power within her grasp and set her on the path that led to Bute House. At the age of 68, Salmond's successor as Scotland's first minister and SNP leader, Nicola Sturgeon, said she would have advised against his decision to broadcast for the channel. Salmond was criticised by Scottish politicians from the other parties for a perceived lack of judgement. It was, we now know, during a meeting with him in her home near Glasgow in April 2018 that the scales fell from her eyes. Mr Skene said he did not use the title and did not own a stately home. Yes well Mr Eck. He described Ms Sturgeon as "dominant", but said this was becoming a problem as the Scottish government hit choppy waters. And this idea that suddenly he's getting all class-warfare, doesn't the Labour Party, and especially UKIP, claim to be the Party of the Working Class (and by extension, NOT the party for the upper-class)? Only in the years that followed did these two power bases diverge and, as late as 2018, when sexual harassment allegations against him first surfaced, Mr Salmonds was still widely considered the larger one. Alex Salmond's house, cars and luxury brand in 2023 will be updated as soon as possible, you can also click edit to let us know about this information. The same work will be carried out in Eton Road, Westfield Road, and Mr Salmond remains an iconic figure for many within the party and the wider independence movement, and raised more than 100,000 in just three days from an online crowdfunder to pay for his judicial review against the Scottish government. Salmond was an oil analyst for the Royal Bank of Scotland before he entered politics. Religious faith still matters in politics as Kate Forbes is finding out to her discomfort. He also said his faith in the Scottish legal system had been "much reinforced", and thanked his legal team and everyone else who had supported him. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. But he also spoke about how "certain evidence" was yet to come to light. Mr Salmond's defence team had claimed during the trial that a senior Scottish government official known as Woman A, who was one of his accusers, had contacted some of the other complainers before Mr Salmond was charged. LONDON A bitter feud between Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her predecessor Alex Salmond is about to burst into the open and it could bring down Theres a fourth person in this SNP leadership race, only hes not on the ticket and he cant be elected as leader. So far it hasnt she is still a relative unknown. In a statement on Twitter today, he said: "There has been no question of Nicola's talents as a first-rate political communicator and election winner and - having been there - I feel for her personally on the day of her resignation. Her coronation as party leader and First Minister in the weeks following the referendum was, after all, largely on the strength of a power base borrowed from her predecessor. Mr Salmonds team remained defiant, despite the poor poll numbers. Had she spoken to him, she was asked last August, since he was cleared in the High Court in 2020 of sexual assault? He co-hosted the show with former SNP MP Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh with their production company Slainte Media netting more than 300,000 from their deal with RT. Greek trains halted as anger over crash grows, US and Russia trade blows over Ukraine at G20, Vietnam picks new president in power shuffle, How 10% of Nigerian registered voters delivered victory, Sake brewers toast big rise in global sales, The Indian-American CEO who wants to be US president, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Sorry,i am so distrusting of anything reported in the press that i need to see it myself. They only voted for he as he supplied them with entertainment with his childish antics, if you vote for a clown then all you will get is a circus. Sex offenders register? Read about our approach to external linking. 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