Alex Salmond said there was more evidence which would “see the light of day”

Alex Salmond is expected to outline devastating allegations of a high-level conspiracy against him after being lined up to give evidence to a Holyrood inquiry.

The former first minister will be called as a witness as part of the investigation into how the Scottish government handled complaints made against him in January 2018.

As part of its investigation the committee of MSPs led by Linda Fabiani, an SNP stalwart and the parliament’s deputy presiding officer, will examine the rationale for a change to complaints procedures that were made in the weeks before claims were made against Mr Salmond.

The decision to allow retrospective grievances to be aired against former ministers was key to allegations against Mr Salmond coming to light.

The new government guidance was