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Nicola Sturgeon's book is "causing a lot of heartache to Alex Salmond's widow", a former SNP minister has said. ‌

Alex Neil said the former first minister's "attacks" on her predecessor are hurting Moira, the later former first minister's widow. ‌

He also said said the book is "doing a lot of damage" to Sturgeon's reputation and is harming the SNP's chances at next year's Holyrood election. ‌

Neil told the Record: "Most of what I have read in the published extracts so far is nonsense.

"The attacks on the late Alex Salmond are disgraceful and causing a lot of heartache to Alex’s widow Moira.

"Regarding those events in which I was involved there are a lot of inaccuracies and in numerous cases the book is just down right wrong. ‌

"I’m beginning to wonder if this i

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