Joanna Cherry made the explosive allegations during a bitter acceptance speech after winning an award on Thursday, September 16.
Cherry, the MP for Edinburgh South West since 2015, is an ally of former SNP First Minister Alex Salmond. The QC is not close to Nicola Sturgeon and was fired by SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford from his frontbench earlier this year.
The lawyer, who in her younger days was a Labour supporter, has previously slammed the SNP for not showing her more support over online abuse she has faced.Her criticisms on the party escalated after she won “Best Scot at Westminster” at a Holyrood Magazine’s event this week.She said: “In 2014, when Alex Salmond asked me if I would consider running for the candidacy in Edinburgh.