An inquiry into leak by Alistair Carmichael intended to damage SNP leader could lead to unusual poll in constituency he won only by 817 votes in general electionThe Liberal Democrats were thrown into fresh crisis on Saturday as their only MP in Scotland,Alistair Carmichael, faced the prospect of a full parliamentary inquiry and a byelection fight against the SNP over his role in a Whitehall leak intended to damage Scotland’s first minister, and Nicola Sturgeon.
The future of Carmichael,who served as Scottish secretary in the coalition government, is being called increasingly into question by MPs and peers after the SNP triggered a formal process that could lead to his suspension from the House of Commons and a unusual election in his marginal Orkney and Shetland seat.
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Source: theguardian.com