now in court but we are restricted in what we can say and the next day we get a statement from lesley evans statement but not saying what they were fools can just say, just as i will take my case does court of session, lesley evans will be able to take her case to the court of session is, process which she devised and sits injudgment court of session is, process which she devised and sits in judgment on and in front of a real court we will see what is a fair way to deal with these incredibly sensitive matters. how do you feel about the permanent secretary's behaviour?” how do you feel about the permanent secretary's behaviour? i think it's quite extraordinary. i'm not questioning her motives but i do not understand why she has embarked on this particular course of action and in particular, not taken... i know this is a new thing just introduced by the permanent secretary, untried and untested, but we offered for example opportunity for arbitration, which would allow this to be settled so which would allow this to be settled so that the complaints could be heard properly. that was rejected,

in a statement, scotland's most senior civil servant, the permanent secretary lesley evans, said thent was limited for legal reasons in what it could say but she said alex salmond ‘s statement contained significant inaccuracies which will be addressed in the court proceedings he intends to bring. the scottish government said it will defend its position vigorously. police scotland refused to comment on whether an enquiry by them is ongoing. but these just surfaced allegations have rocked scotland's political establishment and with the legal process now likely to start, the impact will be felt far beyond holyrood. bbc scotland's political correspondent, andrew kerr, is in glasgow for us. it is quite a state of affairs, isn't it? you have this former first minister challenge the scottish government over this. it is quite an extraordinary story with some quite extraordinary story with some quite extraordinary developments that we are seeing today. just to recap, there are these two allegations of sexual misconduct against alex salmond, alleged to have taken place at bute house in decembe

in a statement, scotland's's most senior civil servant, the permanent secretary lesley evans, said thettish government was limited for legal reasons in what it could say. but she said mr salmond's statement contained significant inaccuracies which will be addressed in the court proceedings he intends to bring. the scottish government said it will defend its position vigourously. police scotland refused to comment on whether an inquiry by them is ongoing. but these newly surfaced allegations have rocked scotland's political establishment, and with a legal process now likely to start, the impact will be felt far beyond holyrood. well, that interview, those comments from nicola sturgeon that you just heard, were made in an interview she has conducted in the last hour. those present at the interview said she was visibly upset during it. she said she had known about the investigations and since april, when alex salmond made her aware. she said she had had no role in the investigation and made clear to him she would not intervene. she said she would not intervene. she said she had had no pri