Nicola Sturgeon's top official mocked after 'taking the knee' (www.heraldscotland.com)

Permanent Secretary Leslie Eaves tweeted a picture of herself kneeling outside her home in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Using her official @PermSecScot account, she wrote: “I #TakeTheKnee in solidarity & support of #BlackLivesMatter”.

The post came a day after Ms Sturgeon said she felt “total solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement”.