Scottish National Party

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…

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Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf has insisted that the Scottish National Party is not facing bankruptcy. But with two senior party officials arrested amid an ongoing police investigation, he’s having to deal with a major crisis over SNP finances. And the problems stretch further than Scotland. Unless the party can…

We spoke to the Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Rossm and asked him to explain his strategy; which could see Labour supporters voting for the Conservative party and Conservative voters returning the favour to Labour, in elections against the Scottish National Party. Read More

A luxury motor home has reportedly been seized from the home of Nicola Sturgeon’s mother-in-law by police investigating the Scottish National Party’s finances. Police previously searched the home of Ms Sturgeon and her husband Peter Murral near Glasgow – as well as the SNP’s headquarters. The party said it was…

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