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Scottish Parliament Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone said: "On behalf of the Scottish Parliament, on the sad news of the passing of Rt Hon Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014, my most sincere condolences to his wife Moira, his family and friends at this difficult time.
Former SNP leader Alex Salmond has been appointed his party's foreign affairs spokesman in the House of Commons.
Mr Salmond said he had no ambition to lead the SNP group at Westminster
So, why is Mr Salmond the one grinning almost five months later? The answer is that the self-proclaimed "bogeyman of the British establishment" thinks that the nationalists are about to destroy Labour in Scotland and, by holding the balance of power at Westminster in the event of a hung parliament, broker Scottish independence or something very close to it.
Alex Salmond has given his colleague Angus Robertson his personal assurance that he will not seek to replace him as leader of the Westminster group of MPs after the General Election, The Herald has been told.
Order appointing Alex Salmond, MP, MSP as a Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council.
In an exclusive interview with NS editor Jason Cowley, the former First Minister says that the Scottish National Party would vote down a Tory government at the first opportunity. ... Kingmaker – or man who would be king? ... Big Alex is unconcerned by the Conservatives' demonisation of him in a series of propaganda posters and, most recently, in an animated cartoon in which Ed Miliband is portrayed compliantly dancing to Salmond the piper's tune. "You should never put your opponent – any opponent – on one of your posters," Salmond replies when I ask about the posters. "What government puts the leader of the opposition outside Downing Street? As leader of the opposition you should be unbelievably pleased. It's the concession of the election.
Order appointing Alex Salmond, MP, MSP as a Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)Nicola Sturgeon has attempted to slap down Alex Salmond on the first day of the SNP conference by insisting she will decide the party's strategy if there is a hung parliament after the general election while he does the "day-to-day" work in the Commons. For the fourth day running, Ms Sturgeon was forced to repeatedly assert that she and not Alex Salmond is in charge of the SNP and the party's post-election demands after he gave a series of interviews portraying himself as kingmaker in a hung parliament.
Alex Salmond has predicted that Scotland will win independence from the UK within the next decade ... "It would be much easier if we had the full powers of an independent country," he said. "Therefore I was anticipating being in that position by 2017."
Dastardly, sinister, power-crazed and despotic – some of the more printable southern reactions to "news" that Alex Salmond will bring down a Tory minority government at the first opportunity. ... Well if a bogeyman sells papers or enlivens the General Election in England – any excuse will be used to build up his potency. And there is no doubt the former SNP leader is that bogeyman. Just look at this week's headlines.
Scottish Parliament Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone said: "On behalf of the Scottish Parliament, on the sad news of the passing of Rt Hon Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014, my most sincere condolences to his wife Moira, his family and friends at this difficult time.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)Alex Salmond has predicted that Scotland will win independence from the UK within the next decade ... "It would be much easier if we had the full powers of an independent country," he said. "Therefore I was anticipating being in that position by 2017."
Mr Salmond said he had no ambition to lead the SNP group at Westminster
Alex Salmond has given his colleague Angus Robertson his personal assurance that he will not seek to replace him as leader of the Westminster group of MPs after the General Election, The Herald has been told.
Nicola Sturgeon has attempted to slap down Alex Salmond on the first day of the SNP conference by insisting she will decide the party's strategy if there is a hung parliament after the general election while he does the "day-to-day" work in the Commons. For the fourth day running, Ms Sturgeon was forced to repeatedly assert that she and not Alex Salmond is in charge of the SNP and the party's post-election demands after he gave a series of interviews portraying himself as kingmaker in a hung parliament.
Dastardly, sinister, power-crazed and despotic – some of the more printable southern reactions to "news" that Alex Salmond will bring down a Tory minority government at the first opportunity. ... Well if a bogeyman sells papers or enlivens the General Election in England – any excuse will be used to build up his potency. And there is no doubt the former SNP leader is that bogeyman. Just look at this week's headlines.
So, why is Mr Salmond the one grinning almost five months later? The answer is that the self-proclaimed "bogeyman of the British establishment" thinks that the nationalists are about to destroy Labour in Scotland and, by holding the balance of power at Westminster in the event of a hung parliament, broker Scottish independence or something very close to it.
In an exclusive interview with NS editor Jason Cowley, the former First Minister says that the Scottish National Party would vote down a Tory government at the first opportunity. ... Kingmaker – or man who would be king? ... Big Alex is unconcerned by the Conservatives' demonisation of him in a series of propaganda posters and, most recently, in an animated cartoon in which Ed Miliband is portrayed compliantly dancing to Salmond the piper's tune. "You should never put your opponent – any opponent – on one of your posters," Salmond replies when I ask about the posters. "What government puts the leader of the opposition outside Downing Street? As leader of the opposition you should be unbelievably pleased. It's the concession of the election.
Former SNP leader Alex Salmond has been appointed his party's foreign affairs spokesman in the House of Commons.