CRITICS have pointed to a growing “stench” in the SNP fraud probe tip-offs row — as it emerged John Swinney was told before Nicola Sturgeon that she was in the clear. Labour’s Jackie Baillie ...

Scottish Information Commissioner David Hamilton had previously ordered information to be handed over from an inquiry.

Ministers have released a tranche of documents after the information commissioner launched legal action.

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says he will release files from an inquiry that cleared Nicola Sturgeon of breaking the ministerial code if he becomes first minster. The Scottish Information ...

Thousands of pages of documents from Nicola Sturgeon inquiry published - The papers relate to an investigation into whether the former first minister breached the ministerial code.

John Swinney was told the Operation Branchform investigation into Nicola Sturgeon had been dropped before the former first minister.

Reports this weekend suggested First Minister John Swinney was informed Nicola Sturgeon had been cleared before she had.

Kenny MacAskill has said an ethics inquiry into Nicola Sturgeon was a "cover up" after files were published which revealed Alex ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nicola Sturgeon succeeded Alex Salmond as first minister of Scotland [Getty Images] Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon accused ...