Jackson Carlaw Mark Sedwill Emma Harper Alister Jack Britain Scotland Coronavirus Jackson Carlaw Mark Sedwill Emma Harper Alister Jack Britain Scotland

SNP call for probe into Alister Jack after 'biased' article praising Tory leader published on Government website

Reading now: 272
dailyrecord.co.uk

The SNP are calling for an investigation into Scottish Secretary Alister Jack after an article praising Scots Tory leader Jackson Carlaw was published on a Government website.

The UK Government insist the article was “posted in error” before it was removed. SNP MSP Emma Harper has now written to Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill calling for an investigation into what she argues is a "clear and explicit breach" of the ministerial code.

The Scotland Office usually publishes articles written by the Secretary of State on the UK Government's site, with any party political content removed.However, an unredacted copy of Mr Jack's May 5 column for the Scottish Daily Mail was reproduced without removing praise for Jackson Carlaw.The code states

Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk
The website starsalert.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA