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Have Greens saved the justice secretary’s skin?

Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins hear how justice secretary Angela Constance survived a vote of no confidence over grooming gangs.

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Angela Constance (pictured) has survived a vote of no confidence after being accused of misleading parliament when quoting the views of grooming gangs expert Professor Alexis Jay.

The Âé¶¹Éç’s Lynsey Bews explains why the justice secretary won the crucial backing of Scottish Green MSPs at Holyrood.

Scotcast is the Âé¶¹Éç’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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