Well, that’s the end of that then. James Hamilton SC, the Irish lawyer, tasked with investigating whether or not the First Minister of Scotland broke the ministerial code, has concluded that she did not.
In section 18.2. of his report, Hamilton says: “For the reasons set out in detail above in this Report I am of the opinion that the First Minister did not breach the provisions of the Ministerial Code in respect of any of these matters.”
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