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Salmond 'hypocrisy' over Scottish Defence Force

ALEX Salmond was accused of hypocrisy last night over his defence plans for an independent Scotland.

Alex Salmond answers questions at the Scottish Parliament

The First Minister said the Westminster Government's controversial defence review had produced a model for a Scottish Defence Force (SDF).

His comments were dismissed as "bizarre" by Jim Murphy, Labour's Shadow Defence Secretary, who said the SNP had adopted Tory defence policies it had previously denounced.