Mr Salmond's lawyers had accused Ms Sturgeon of withholding WhatsApp exchanges from a Scottish Parliament inquiry into how claims against him were handled. Ms Sturgeon today accepted the messages made "an oblique reference" to claims of inappropriate conduct by Mr Salmond. She accused Mr Salmond of being "angry" with her because she "didn't cover up" allegations against him in 2017. Yesterday, The Times reported Mr Salmond's lawyers were accusing Ms Sturgeon of withholding messages from the parliamentary inquiry. "I'm afraid that's not the case, Ms Sturgeon said,"This is age-old here, that a man is accused of misconduct against women and often it's a woman that ends up sitting answering for them," Ms Sturgeon said.

Source: Daily Mirror October 11, 2020 16:16 UTC