'No records exist' of Sturgeon meeting with lawyers over Salmond

Mr Swinney is facing a vote of no confidence after refusing parliament’s demands to release legal advice for almost four months

Deputy First Minister John Swinney said the government does not have the minutes recording meetings between Nicola Sturgeon and Permanent Secretary Leslie Evans, and the government’s external legal counsel, about the Alex Salmond judicial review (Jane Barlow/PA)

Records of meetings between Nicola Sturgeon, permanent secretary Leslie Evans and the Scottish Government’s legal counsel about the investigation into Alex Salmond cannot be found, John Swinney has confirmed.

The Deputy First Minister told the Holyrood inquiry into the Government’s unlawful investigation of Mr Salmond that he is unable to provide details that the committee had asked for.