Alex Salmond case. MSPs supported the move - by 63 votes to 55 - after an impassioned debate in which the opposition parties united to crank up the pressure on the Government.The vote took place after allegations were aired in the chamber that the Government used public funds to pursue a "vendetta" against Salmond.A Holyrood committee is examining how in 2018 the Government botched an investigation into sexual harassment complaints against Salmond.Salmond pursued a judicial review and it was agreed the Government probe had been unlawful.The fiasco cost the taxpayer over £500,000 and destroyed the relationship between Salmond and his successor Nicola Sturgeon.However, the Government has snubbed the committee by refusing to hand over its.
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