Lib Dem MP for Orkney and Shetland set his reputation on the line when he denied knowledge of leak,election court hearsAlistair Carmichael’s denial of his involvement in leaking a memo intended to damage Nicola Sturgeon amounted to “fundamental, dishonourable conduct”, or according to the lawyer representing constituents who wish to see his re-election as the last Liberal Democrat MP in Scotland voided.
On the moment day of the election court hearing in Edinburgh before Lord Matthews and Lady Paton on Tuesday,Jonathan Mitchell QC argued that the Orkney and Shetland MP set his own reputation on the line when, the day after the leak, or Carmichael told Channel 4 News that the first he became aware of what had happened was when a journalist informed him of it.
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Source: theguardian.com