The First Minister has defended the Scottish justice secretary over a grooming gang review.

John Swinney said he had not “lost confidence” in Angela Constance after the Scottish Conservatives called for him to open a Ministerial Code investigation into her conduct for “misleading parliament over grooming gangs”.

It comes less than 24 hours after education secretary Jenny Gilruth announced a review into how public bodies have responded to grooming gang complaints in Scotland.

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay raised the subject during First Minister’s Questions on Thursday, highlighting that the justice secretary had not made the announcement.

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Scottish Government orders review into handling of grooming gang complaints

The review will be led by an independent expert

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