Have Greens saved the justice secretary’s skin?

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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 BBC’s Lynsey Bews explains why the justice secretary won the crucial backing of Scottish Green MSPs at Holyrood.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk