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Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Former Salmond staffer rejects Sturgeon claims in book as ‘obviously false’ - The Independent

Geoff Aberdein, who worked for former first minister Alex Salmond, hit out at his successor over comments made in her newly published memoirs.

Nicola Sturgeon’s new book contains “falsehoods at worst, fabrications at best” about her predecessor, Alex Salmond’s former chief of staff has claimed.

Geoff Aberdein, who worked for Mr Salmond when he was first minister, hit out at Ms Sturgeon, saying: “I was brought up that you didn’t speak ill of the dead.

“But I think if you’re going to speak ill of the dead, at least make your claims accurate.”

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