As Bill Walker is found guilty of all charges, Claire Baker, Member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland and Fife, said: 

“Whatever sentence is handed down by the court, the Scottish Parliament cannot have a member who has been convicted of 23 counts of domestic abuse.

“I would like to commend the bravery of his victims, who were prepared to re-live the pain of many years so that justice could be done.

“It has been reported that Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP hierarchy knew of the allegations of Bill Walker’s violence against women as early as 2008, and yet he was still selected to represent the SNP in 2011.

“Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP leadership must now tell the people of Scotland who knew what and when.”

ENDS