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Former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon briefly arrested by police investigating party finances

Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been released without charge pending further investigation after being arrested earlier on Sunday in connection with a police probe into the Scottish National Party's finances.

France 24

Why is the SNP under investigation over its party finances?

Operation Branchform dates back to 2021 and is examining claims donations ‘ring-fenced’ for spending on new independence referendum campaign redirected elsewhere

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon: The former FM whose independence dreams were never realised

She made history as the first woman to become Scotland’s first minister.

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Ex-Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon arrested by police investigating governing party's finances

Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested by police investigating the finances of Scotland's pro-independence governing party

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon arrested – latest: Former SNP leader says she’s ‘innocent of any wrongdoing’

Former first minister and SNP leader is arrested in connection with police probe into party finances

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon arrested in police investigation into SNP finances

Police Scotland said she is in custody and is being questioned by detectives.

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon arrested under police probe into SNP finances

A statement from Police Scotland said: "A 52-year-old woman has today been arrested as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party."

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Wales Online

Former SNP treasurer claims he was late recording £107k loan 'as he couldn’t use computer'

The MSP said he could not work the Electoral Commission’s system for registering political party resources when trying to record the loan from ex- chief executive Peter Murrell.

Daily Record

Police Scotland chief constable defends 'grotesque' raid on Nicola Sturgeon's home

Iain Livingstone said it was "damaging" to utter "opinion or speculation" without having the knowledge

Daily Record

SNP finance enquiry has been ‘proportionate and necessary’, says Police Scotland boss

ACTIONS taken in the police inquiry into the SNP ’s finances have been “proportionate and necessary”, the chief constable of Police…

The National (Scotland)

SNP finance inquiry has been ‘proportionate and necessary’, says police chief

Sir Iain Livingstone refused to be drawn on there being any further arrests related to the investigation.

The Independent UK

Gordon Brown: Tories will not be remembered for their convictions

Gordon Brown addressed an Our Scottish Future Rally in Edinburgh on Thursday evening about reforming the UK.

The Independent UK

SNP commit to publishing membership numbers twice yearly in transparency reform deal

THE SNP have committed to publishing their membership numbers twice a year as the party’s ruling body passed a range of measures aimed at…

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SNP hire new media chief at Holyrood after Murray Foote resignation

THE SNP has hired its replacement for Murray Foote, the former Daily Record editor who resigned as the party’s head of media at Holyrood amid…

Daily Record

Luxury motorhome seized by police in SNP finance probe was not insured

The £110,000 Niesmann+Bischoff campervan sat outside the home of Nicola Sturgeon’s mother-in-law for two years.

The National (Scotland)

Keith Brown suggests one key message the SNP must get out there

KEITH Brown has insisted the SNP must get better at highlighting a vote for independence is not a vote for an SNP “government in perpetuity”.

Daily Record

SNP treasurer was on holiday when police tried to arrest him

Police officers investigating the party's finances went to Colin Beattie's home in Dalkeith on April 5 but he was in Tuscany.

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The Independent UK

Tories demand parliamentary inquiry into SNP finances probe

The party’s chief whip, Alexander Burnett, has appealed to Holyrood’s Presiding Officer on the issue.

Daily Record

Humza Yousaf insists Crown Office does not base decisions on politics amid SNP police probe

The First Minister commented after a row over how long it took for the Crown to clear a search warrant for Nicola Sturgeon’s home.

The Independent UK

Independence supporters can trust SNP with their money, says Humza Yousaf

‘No doubt our membership will dig deep’, says SNP leader despite ongoing police probe

Daily Record

SNP auditors 'confident' they will file Westminster group accounts on time, says Humza Yousaf

The SNP Westminster group is at risk of losing £1.2million of public money if it does not file its accounts by the end of the month.

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon free to answer questions on SNP finances investigation, says ex-police union boss

Calum Steele said the Contempt of Court Act did not prohibit the former SNP leader from telling the public what she knew and when.

The Independent UK

Crown does not base decisions on politics, insists Yousaf

It came after a reported delay in clearing a warrant for searching Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell’s home.

Daily Record

Police Scotland waited two weeks for approval to search home of Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell

Cops investigating SNP finances had asked for permission to search the house near Baillieston when the party's leadership race was still raging.

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