Scottish government discounted legal advice to give up fight with Salmond

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Latest documents to be released reveal former first minister had Nicola Sturgeon ‘in the crosshairs’

Legal advice to concede in the court battle with Alex Salmond was “discounted” by senior figures in the Scottish government, including the first minister, according to newly released documents which also reveal a stark warning that the former first minister had his successor, Nicola Sturgeon, “in the crosshairs”.

 

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