Salmond faces standards probe
A COMPLAINT that Alex Salmond wrongly used taxpayers' money in a bid to force Tony Blair from office over Iraq is to be studied by the Westminster standards commissioner.
Commissioner John Lyon, has "accepted" a complaint from Labour's Lord Foulkes, who accused Mr Salmond of "outrageous" behaviour. The attempt to force Mr Blair from office was launched in 2004 by the SNP and Plaid Cymru in Westminster.
Taxpayers were charged more than 14,000 for legal advice.
Mr Lyon said there was sufficient evidence "to justify me making at least a preliminary inquiry".
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