Wendy Alexander has again refused to resign as Scottish Labour leader, after her leadership campaign team admitted accepting an illegal donation from Jersey-based businessman Paul Green.

Here is the statement she made at the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday, as the controversy continued.

I have never sought to mislead. I am not dishonest in any way and I have always believed that politicians should have the highest standards of integrity.

My campaign did not set out to intentionally mislead or break the rules.

Mistakes have been made. My future has been questioned.

It would be easy to quit, but also wrong. To give up this job in these circumstances would be also to give up my reputation for integrity and honesty and I am not prepared to do that.

The last few days have of course been hard, not just for me, but for my family and for the party. But I do intend to fully clear my name.

My first duty, however, must be to inform the Electoral Commission in full.

For the record, there is repeated correspondence initiated by me personally dealing with the issue of permissibility and demonstrating my interest in ensuring that donations received were indeed permissible.

However I believe, in the interests of fair play to everyone involved and in the interests of the truth, that the allegations levelled against me and my team are scrutinised by the Electoral Commission - the appropriate independent body for these matters.

And until such time as the Electoral Commission have completed their inquiries, it would be inappropriate for me to comment further.

So, in the meantime, I intend to get on with my job, the job that my party and my country expect of me, which is to lead Labour in the Scottish Parliament, holding the Scottish National Party to account