Alba leader Alex Salmond has defended party candidate Margaret Lynch after she falsely accused Stonewall Scotland and LGBT Youth Scotland of campaigning to lower the age of consent during Alba’s Women’s Conference on April 10. Lynch’s comments saw widespread backlash from LGBTQ+ activists and advocacy groups, with Stonewall requesting that she retract her comments, asking Scottish politicians to “condemn this behaviour and stand in solidarity with LGBTQ+ communities.” Margaret LynchHowever, Salmond has stood by Lynch following the controversy, releasing a statement where he argued that the conference was a “safe space…where Alba women were encouraged to express their concerns over a range of subjects.” He added: “Women participating are.