Scotland's papers: Tory MP suspended and millions 'lost' in ferry deal
The Sunday Times leads with the story that a Tory MP, David Warburton who represents Somerton and Frome in Somerset, has been suspended from the parliamentary party pending an investigation into allegations about his conduct. It also has an interview with former SNP minister Derek Mackay who said he is going to set the record straight on his role in the Scottish government's CalMac ferry deal.
Pictures of Mr Warburton next to what at appears to be illegal drugs could have been part of a"secret tape sting", the Mail on Sunday reports.
The Scottish Sun on Sunday writes about an encounter with one of the women who have made the claims about him.
The CalMac ferry deal also makes the front page of The Herald, which says the Scottish government lost £80m in a deal to ensure the contract could go through without the normal financial safeguards. It says a £106m incentive was given to ensure the Calmac deal was given to Ferguson Marine.
Engines for the ferries cost £4m and still have not been tested five years after they were delivered, and may now fail, experts tell The Sunday Post.
Scotland on Sunday reports that a number of Ukrainian refugees have presented as homeless to local authorities after arrangements with Scottish hosts fell through.
The Scottish Sunday Express reports on calls for the government to "seize back" billions stolen from the UK's pandemic response. Former minister Lord Agnew, who resigned as the government's anti-fraud tsar earlier this year, tells the paper that reclaiming around £37bn lost to fraud would be a "pain free" way of offsetting the cost-of-living crisis.
The Sunday Mail writes that a witness in the Alex Salmond sex assault trial is being investigated over claims of perjury by the Crown Office.
SNP President Michael Russell has promised Scotland is "on a trajectory" towards a second independence referendum as Yes supporters took part in an All Under One Banner march in Arbroath.
