Scottish broadcaster to televise hearing into claims Lib Dem MP deceived Orkney and Shetland constituents to support seat after leaking Nicola Sturgeon memoThe broadcaster STV has won permission to televise a court hearing into allegations that Alistair Carmichael unfairly won re-election to the Commons in May after falsely denying that he had helped leak a government memo.
Carmichael,who held his Orkney and Shetland seat by a narrow margin in the general election, will appear in court on Monday 7 September to face claims from constituents that he breached the Representation of the People Act 1983.
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Source: theguardian.com