In an explosive development in the ongoing Holyrood saga, a Scottish parliamentary committee has concluded that Nicola Sturgeon misled parliament over the Alex Salmond affair, it has been reported this evening.

In a majority vote, MSPs on Holyrood’s harassment committee decided that Sturgeon gave an “inaccurate account” of her actions, meaning she misled the cross-party investigation into the botched sexual misconduct probe against the former first minister.