Nicola Sturgeon accuses Alex Salmond of 'deeply inappropriate behaviour'
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Nicola Sturgeon says she has "searhed my soul many, many times over" as she gave evidence before a Holyrood inquiry into her government's botched investigation of her predecessor Alex Salmond over alleged sexual harassment.
Mr Salmond, who was acquitted of 13 charges in criminal court, won a judicial review which found the government's investigation was "tainted by apparent bias".
He alleges that Scotland's first minister made a "malicious and concerted" attempt to rid him of a political future and claims she broke the ministerial code.
However, Ms Sturgeon, whose political future is at stake, strongly denies the allegations, saying there is not "a shred of evidence" to support them.
Earlier this week, written statements by two former SNP officials contradicted Ms Sturgeon's version of events. Meanwhile, the Scottish Conservatives have called on her to resign over her government's mishandling of the investigation.
The feud is extremely damaging for Scotland, with former prime minister Gordon Brown saying it is "bringing the country down".