Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
The first minister has been criticised online for staying with Mandelson on a trip to the US last year. We looked at the truth behind the claims.
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Revealed: MoD cover-up on Gruinard anthrax contamination
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) covered up evidence that toxic contamination could have spread from Gruinard island to the mainland
UK tried “diplomatic blackmail” to force Mandela to buy Scottish warships
Newly-released government documents show that in 1995 the UK Conservative government threatened to cut back naval co-operation with Nelson Mandela’
Revealed: UK’s secret plan to dump 22 nuclear submarines in Scotland
The UK government secretly planned to dump the radioactive hulks of 22 nuclear submarines in the sea off north west
“NO”: how Thatcher refused to help Mandela’s ANC
The Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, angrily rejected a proposal from her Foreign Secretary, Douglas Hurd, for £1 million to help