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The UK may not have voted for Brexit if it had not been for "cheating" by the Leave campaign, a former employee of Cambridge Analytica has claimed.

Christopher Wylie said Vote Leave and other pro-Brexit groups had a "common plan" to get round spending controls.

He told MPs they all used Aggregate IQ, a "franchise" of the data analytics firm, to target swing voters, using information drawn from CA's databases.

Cambridge Analytica said it had played "no role" in the Brexit referendum.

The firm accused Mr Wylie, who it said had no "direct knowledge" of its work after he left the firm in July 2014, of peddling "false information, speculation, and completely unfounded conspiracy theories".

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Scottish Greens co-convener Patrick Harvie says it is a year until Brexit, in defiance of the way Scotland voted.

Mr Harvie says the sexuality of a whistleblower on the Brexit vote has been used against him by hard line Brexiteers.

Ms Sturgeon says she opposes Brexit in principle.

The first minister says many of the revelations and allegations we have heard are concerning.

She condemns the outing of the whistleblower by No 10 staff and the response from the prime minister.

Lib Dem MSP Liam McArthur raises the issue of road equivalent tarrif in the Northern Isles and ferry fares.

Mr McArthur calls for formal start date to the introduction of the tarrif.

The first minister says she will ask Transport Minister Humza Yousaf to write to the member with an update.

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SNP MSP Kenneth Gibson says the prime minister has said talks will begin on the Ayrshire growth deal.

The first minister says if a commitment to talk about a deal is enough to make the Tories cheer then they don' have much to cheer about.

The time for talking has come to an end, says the first minster.

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Labour MSP Jackie Baillie says SNP councillors in West Dunbartonshire have attacked trade unions by seeking to cut facility time.

Ms Sturgeon says it is for councillors to make decisions they consider appropriate.

However, she adds she has spoken to the councillors to voice her support for facility time.

Tory MSP John Scott raises the issue of NHS Ayrshire and Arran's year end deficit.

Ms Sturgeon says the government will provide brokerage support.

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SNP MSP Fulton Macgregor raises the closure of T.O.M in Airdrie and asks about support for employees.

The first minister says Scottish Enterprise has contacted administrators to see if assistance can be provided.

The PACE team has also met with employees and event will take place next week to support workers effected by redundancy, she adds.

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The first minister says it is a bit rich for Richard Leonard to ask these questions when the Welsh Labour government has not lifted the public sector 1% pay gap.

Mr Leonard says this is urgent as the pay review will conclude in April.

The Scottish Labour leader says the Scottish government must finally pay teachers what they are worth.

He calls for the funding of a proper pay rise for teachers.

The first minister says there is real terms increase in funding for councils.

She says she will take forward the discussions forward in good faith.

Teachers in Scotland have rejected a pay offer which falls well short of the 10% rise they were hoping for.

Employers offered an increase which would have been worth about 3% for most teachers.

The offer was made at the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers. A further meeting between unions and employers will take place after Easter.

Scotland's largest teachers' union, the EIS, has been leading a campaign for a 10% pay rise.

It has argued pay has not kept pace with inflation through the years of austerity.

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Strike action by a teachers' union is due to take place at three schools in East Dunbartonshire.

The NASUWT says the strike is over management practices including administrative tasks and class cover at East Dunbartonshire Council.

The schools affected are Kirkintilloch High School, Lenzie Academy and Bearsden Academy.

The council failed to secure an interim interdict in the Court of Session to prevent the action.

Members of the EIS and the SSTA are not involved in the strike.

The NASUWT said it planned to target Scottish councils that failed to support teachers to improve their workload and working conditions.

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Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard says three years ago the first minister told the Daily Record that education was her top priority.

Mr Leonard ask how teachers taking industrial action will help with that aim.

The first minister says clearly it would not and says the Scottish government is the only part of the UK that has lifted the 1% pay gap.

She says the government hopes negotiations will avoid industrial action and that teachers will get a pay rise they deserve.

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The UK leaving the EU without a trade deal in place would hit Scottish economic growth by 9%, according to leaked UK government analysis.

The figure, calculated over a 15-year period, compares with the 8.5% hit to GDP predicted by a Scottish government study last month.

It is contained in reports analysing the economic impact of Brexit that was first obtained by Buzzfeed, external last week.

MPs have now viewed the documents in the House of Commons library.

For Scotland, the UK government analysis predicted:

• Single market membership - growth 2.5% lower than projected
• Free trade deal - 6% lower
• No deal - 9% lower

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