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2 hours ago

Justice Secretary to face no confidence vote in grooming gangs row

Justice Secretary Angela Constance faces a likely vote of no confidence after allegedly misrepresenting Professor Alexis Jay's position on inquiries into grooming gangs.
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4 days ago

Swinney stands by Constance in grooming gangs row

Opposition MSPs have accused Constance of misrepresenting UK grooming gangs expert Prof Alexis Jay when she said that the academic "did not support further inquiries" into child sexual abuse and exploitation. The Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats are backing motions of no confidence in the minister. While Constance has insisted she gave an accurate account of Prof Jay's views, her critics say newly published emails between the government and the academic show parliament was misled.
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