The SNP are calling for an investigation into Scottish Secretary Alister Jack after an article praising Scots Tory leader Jackson Carlaw was published on a Government website.
The UK Government insist the article was “posted in error” before it was removed. SNP MSP Emma Harper has now written to Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill calling for an investigation into what she argues is a "clear and explicit breach" of the ministerial code.
The Scotland Office usually publishes articles written by the Secretary of State on the UK Government's site, with any party political content removed.However, an unredacted copy of Mr Jack's May 5 column for the Scottish Daily Mail was reproduced without removing praise for Jackson Carlaw.The code states