The Scottish Labour leader said the SNP has 'lost all sense of reality' by defending former health secretary Michael Matheson.
Anas Sarwar has accused John Swinney of copying "the Boris Johnson playbook" over the iPad data roaming scandal.
The MSP initially pleaded ignorance and was content for the taxpayer to foot the bill for the data roaming. But after facing sustained questions he says his children had used the device to stream football. "I think it shows them for what they are. They're standing by one of their friends, rather than the integrity of parliament.Sarwar added: "It puts to bed any pretence that John Swinney is trying to deliver a different kind of politics.
Holyrood's Corporate Body judged Matheson had breached the code of conduct, but it was the Standards committee who voted for the sanction.
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