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John Swinney has been called on to sack the SNP Justice Secretary over claims she misled MSPs about an expert's evidence on grooming gangs . ‌

Angela Constance is facing growing calls to resign after she denied misrepresenting the views of Alexis Jay during a Holyrood debate in September. ‌

One Labour MP accused the veteran Nationalist of "doubling down on excuses she knew to be false and incomplete". ‌

Taylor, a Scots grooming gang victim who has spoken publicly of her ordeal , has also called for Constance to quit. She said: "She knowingly lied and has failed to return to Parliament to correct the record after many opportunities to do so".

The Justice Secretary had told MSPs calling for a Scottish inquiry into grooming gangs that Jay, a leading expert

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