EXCLUSIVE: Dorothy Bain is a regular at Cabinet, despite Alex Salmond changing the policy nearly twenty years ago.

It's worth reflecting on how much we're expected to take on trust these days, when politicians tell us to move on - there's nothing to see here.

Reports this weekend suggested First Minister John Swinney was informed Nicola Sturgeon had been cleared before she had.

It has sparked calls from the opposition at Holyrood for Dorothy Bain KC to appear before MSPs to answer questions.

Dame Jackie Baillie, Scottish Labour’s deputy leader, has now written to the Scottish Government’s Independent Advisers on the Ministerial Code urging them to consider investigating “potential ...

The lord advocate has been grilled by MSPs over her email about a criminal charge against the ex-SNP chief executive.

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC faced questions over why details of the charge were given to First Minister John Swinney last month.

Scotland’s top prosecutor has come under intense scrutiny after it was revealed she shared details of the embezzlement ...

First Minister John Swinney was given details of a criminal charge against former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell weeks before it became public. Scotland's top law officer told Swinney on 19 January ...

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