Strain and distress were etched on her face as she responded to the reports of Salmond’s arrest in January 2019. The forthcoming contest for the Edinburgh Central seat between two of the SNP’s most influential figures lays the divisions bare. Joanna Cherry is campaigning for the Holyrood seat, as is the SNP’s former Westminster leader and Sturgeon supporter Angus Robertson. Following the verdicts, younger female activists tweeted their “disgust” at those seeking to make political capital from the outcome. When the criminal charges were first brought against Salmond, his anger had a ferocity that Sturgeon reportedly was unprepared for.

Source: The Guardian March 24, 2020 06:00 UTC