Parliament seeks expenses

The Scottish Parliament is to seek expenses from independence campaigners who camped out on its grounds after spending more than £100,000 on legal action.

The IndyCamp group were evicted from the site earlier this month after losing an appeal against their removal.

Parliament spent £105,890 of public money on the legal action, including more than £67,000 on the petition for the campers’ removal.

After lengthy legal battles, they were evicted on November 4, when the camp was fenced off.