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Alex Salmond, champion of Scottish independence, dies

Associated Press · 21m

Body of Scottish independence champion Alex Salmond soon to be flown home from North Macedonia

The body of Alex Salmond, Scotland’s former first minister who died during a conference in North Macedonia, will soon be returned by special flight to Scotland.

Alex Salmond and the 'giant gap' in the Scottish independence movement

The "shock of Alex Salmond's death is reverberating around every corner of UK politics", said Sky News. A "Marmite figure", Salmond certainly "divided opinion", but he was "respected as the giant who was instrumental in delivering the 2014 Scottish independence referendum".

The Scotsman on MSN · 32m

Readers' letters: Alex Salmond was a giant in Scottish politics and the independence movement

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Alex Salmond, Alba Party

The Irish News on MSN · 6m

Hoyle: Alex Salmond leaves a deep and lasting legacy

Alex Salmond leaves a “deep and lasting legacy” following his sudden death, Sir Lindsay Hoyle said as he led Commons tributes to the former Scottish first minister. Mr Salmond, who led the SNP before later founding the Alba Party, died from a suspected heart attack during a trip to North Macedonia.

The Independent on MSN · 5h

Alba Party will continue Alex Salmond’s legacy, says acting leader

Alba Party will continue Alex Salmond’s legacy, says acting leader - The former first minister died suddenly on Saturday at a conference in North Macedonia.

Daily Record on MSN · 23h

Death of Alex Salmond 'a loss for the nation of Scotland', says Alba party deputy leader

Salmond established the breakaway pro-independence party in 2021 after he previously resigned his membership of the SNP.

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RAF should repatriate Alex Salmond, say friends

The RAF should fly Alex Salmond’s body back to Scotland, David Davis has said. The Tory MP, who co-hosted an Edinburgh Fringe ...

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Who was Alex Salmond and why was he such an important figure in politics?

Alex Salmond, who died on Saturday aged 69, left a long-lasting footprint on British politics and the cause of Scottish ...

‘Apparatus of the state’ turned against Alex Salmond, says legal team

David McKie, a senior partner at Levy & McRae, said in his tribute to the late former first minister that the treatment ...

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Alex Salmond: The man who taught me political journalism is a contact sport – well before Donald Trump

Both The Independent’s political editor Whitehall editor Kate Devlin were Scottish politics reporters at the height of Alex ...

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Upbeat video shows Alex Salmond making jokes shortly before sudden death

Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, 69, appeared lively as he joked to an audience at a conference panel event ...

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Salmond ally hopes family will continue legal action

Salmond warned a "day of reckoning" was coming for the Scottish government as he named former first minister - and political ...

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