Scottish National Party

Scottish police arrested Nicola Sturgeon, the nation’s former first minister, as part of an inquiry into misspent party funds last week. She was later released without formal charges. Members of the Scottish National Party, or SNP, did not threaten a violent uprising over the arrest of their former leader. They…

Nicola Sturgeon should consider resigning from the Scottish National Party (SNP) while police carry out an investigation into its finances, former leadership candidate Ash Regan has said. Scotland’s former first minister Ms Sturgeon was arrested and subsequently released without charge on Sunday as part of the police inquiry. The investigation,…

Key PointsScottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon asserts innocence amidst party's financial investigationThe arrest is deeply embarrassing for the SNP, which has dominated Scottish politics for most of the last two decades.The SNP said it had been cooperating with the investigation and would continue to do so.Former Scottish first minister Nicola…

1/2 The arrest of Scotland's former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Sunday is the latest development in the ongoing police investigation into the financial dealings of the Scottish National Party. File photo by Robert Perry/EPA June 11 (UPI) -- The police investigation of the Scottish National Party reached a new step…

LONDON — Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who dominated politics in Scotland for almost a decade, was arrested and questioned for several hours on Sunday by police investigating the finances of the governing, pro-independence Scottish National Party. Police Scotland said a 52-year-old woman was detained Sunday morning “as a…

Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been released without charge pending further investigation after being arrested in connection with a police probe into the Scottish National Party's finances. "A 52-year-old woman who was arrested earlier today... has been released without charge pending further investigation," Police Scotland said in a…

LONDON — Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon was released from custody Sunday after police brought her in for questioning earlier in the day as part of an investigation into her ruling party’s finances. Police Scotland, the national force, said Sunday that a 52-year-old woman was “arrested” as a suspect…

Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday she was innocent after being arrested and held for more than seven hours as part of a police probe into the fate of funds for her pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP). The police investigation is looking at what happened to more…

Sunday 11 June 2023 2:46 pm Former SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon. Nicola Sturgeon has been released without charge pending further investigation following her arrest in the police investigation into the SNP’s finances. The former SNP leader and first minister was arrested on Sunday and taken into custody “by arrangement” with Police Scotland,…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf agreed to strengthen their bilateral ties in diverse areas during their meeting in London on Sunday. Pakistan-origin Yousaf became the first Muslim leader of a government in western Europe in March after narrowly winning a Scottish National Party leadership battle…