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But in an astonishing rebuttal, Mr Blackford turned kicked back and accused Mr Paterson of a hatchet job on live TV.<\/p>\n
He said: “I can see what you’re trying to do and of course I did hear you speaking to your studio as I was waiting I come on that you were going to give me a kicking.<\/p>\n
“So it’s quite clear what’s happening here!”<\/p>\n
Looking visibly shocked by the Ross, Skye and Lochaber MP’s accusations, Mr Paterson denied that was his intentions saying: “No, that’s not what I said!”<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Nicola Sturgeon didn’t break ministerial code says QC – but SNP leader under pressure<\/strong><\/p>\n The Committee said in their report that Ms Sturgeon’s written evidence was “an inaccurate account of what happened, and she has misled the Committee on this matter” over when she first knew about Harassment Complaints against the former Scottish First Minister. <\/p>\n The report stated: “The Committee notes that there is a fundamental contradiction in the evidence in relation to whether, at the meeting on 2 April 2018, the First Minister did or did not agree to intervene.<\/p>\n “Taking account of the competing versions of events, the Committee believes that she did in fact leave Mr Salmond with the impression that she would, if necessary, intervene.”<\/p>\n The Committee said it was a “potential breach of the Ministerial Code under the terms of section 1.3.”<\/p>\nScotland: IndyRef2 would be an 'absolute disaster' says MSP<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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