First Minister lashes out at broadcaster to
deflect row over threat by banks
RBS one of four major banks to turn its back
on independent Scotland
John Lewis, Waitrose and Asda say prices will
rise if there is a Yes victory
SNP leader was accused of lying about oil
reserves by industry members
He calls for official inquiry into Treasury
source who leaked RBS story
Insurance giant Standard Life said it would
move south days after Yes vote
Alex Salmond today launched an
extraordinary rant at the BBC after the broadcaster reported how even the Royal
Bank of Scotland planned to relocate to England in the event of independence.
In a bizarre press conference he
launched a series of petulant attacks on the BBC, Westminster leaders and the
Australian prime minister.
And he revealed he has called for an
official inquiry into the Treasury's 'deliberate attempt to cause uncertainty
in the financial markets' by leaking details of RBS's fears about the break up
of the Union.
The First Minister presided over an astonishing press conference for the world's press corps in which he was tetchy, rattled and – according to several observers – 'losing the plot'.
Another observer suggested this was Mr
Salmond's 'Sheffield rally', a reference to Neil Kinnock's ill-fated cry of
'We're alright!' before he went on to lose the 1992 General Election.
At one point there was an ugly clash
between the SNP leader and BBC political editor Nick Robinson over the fate of
Scotland's banks if there is a Yes vote in next week's referendum.
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