article_snippet: last night, Tory MSP Alex Johnstone said: ‘Nicola Sturgeon must wish that Former SNP leader Alex Salmond  would just shut up.
article_snippet: Earlier this year, Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon slapped down Nicola Sturgeon predecessor by insisting that Nicola Sturgeon would lead any post-election negotiations at Westminster.
article_snippet: Scottish Labour Party chairman Jamie Glackin said: ‘You’d be forgiven for thinking Scottish Labour Party chairman Jamie Glackin was still leader of the SNP.
article_snippet: Mr Johnstone said: ‘Former SNP leader Alex Salmond  is fast becoming a figure of ridicule.
article_snippet: This bizarre comment suggests that the former First Minister has unhinged the former First Minister from reality completely.
article_snippet: The Tory MSP said the interview in London was ‘yet more evidence that Former SNP leader Alex Salmond  is a backseat driver, with Nicola Sturgeon looking on from Edinburgh wondering where the car is going’.
article_snippet: Mr Johnstone said Nicola Sturgeon (left) 'must wish that Former SNP leader Alex Salmond  would just shut up'
article_snippet: Scottish Labour director of policy Blair McDougall said: ‘
highlights_snippet: Former SNP leader Alex Salmond is accused of being a 'back seat driver'
  
highlights_snippet: Tory MSP Alex Johnstone warned Tory MSP Alex Johnstone was becoming a 'figure of ridicule' 