Justice Secretary: Last News

Miners pardoned for historic convictions linked to strikes should not receive compensation from the Scottish Government, the Justice Secretary has said.

The Prime Minister has said that the police has his “full support” to take action against “extremists” following a day of unrest in parts of England. Protests took place in cities up and down the country on Saturday.

A pilot scheme to hold Scots rape trials without juries present would not go ahead until late 2028, the Justice Secretary has indicated.

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has resigned from the government.

Derek Chauvin who was found guilty of killing Floyd in Minneapolis last year, the SNP Justice Secretary said this country needs to "confront institutional and structural racism". The former police officer convicted with killing George Floyd could be sent to prison for decades, with the guilty verdicts being met with jubilation and sorrow across the US.

Nicola Sturgeon’s groundwork for a new independence campaign - days after she announced her latest move.In a sign of discontent within the party over the Alex Salmond affair, Kenny MacAskill described preparations for an Indyref2 campaign as "moribund".The former Justice Secretary, who is now the MP for East Lothian, said the lack of preparation was "not just negligent but criminal".The criticisms came in the same week as Sturgeon announced she would publish a draft Referendum Bill before next year's Holyrood election setting out her timetable and question for a referendum.But in a scathing online article, Salmond ally MacAskill said the leadership appeared happy with the "self-satisfied parroting of opinion poll results".He said: "As the

A former SNP Justice Secretary has claimed the actions of the Crown Office relating to Alex Salmond look like an “abuse of power”.