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Pressure mounts on Sturgeon to suspend Salmond over sexual assault allegations

NICOLA STURGEON has faced mounting pressure to suspend her predecessor Alex Salmond from the SNP since details of the sexual assault allegations against him emerged in the media on Saturday.

A staff member who worked for Mr Salmond when he was first minister alleges that she had to repeatedly ask Mr Salmond to stop touching her in the bedroom of Bute House, his official residence.

She says a boozed-up Mr Salmond told her to move to his bedroom after an official engagement in December 2013 and tried to ply her with alcohol.

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