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The Telegraph

Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of treating the official inquiry into the Alex Salmond affair "with contempt" after its chairwoman announced that SNP and Scottish Government "obstruction" had succeeded in stopping its investigation. In an extraordinary statement, the convenor of the cross-party Holyrood committee examining the botched civil service probe into sexual harassment allegations said MSPs were “completely frustrated” at a refusal to provide key documents and testimony which meant they were unable to get to the truth. Linda Fabiani said she was awaiting further evidence from Peter Murrell, the SNP's chief executive and Nicola Sturgeon's husband, who is yet to respond to a series of questions from the committee.