Scottish National Party

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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Nicola Sturgeon has said she will "fully cooperate" with police after the arrest this week of her husband Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP). The former Scottish first minister broke her silence after Mr Murrell's arrest on Wednesday as part of an investigation into…

Saturday 08 April 2023 9:54 am Michael Russell at the SNP conference. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) A senior figure in the SNP has said the party faces its biggest crisis in 50 years amid the police investigation into its finances. Mike Russell, the Scottish National Party (SNP) president…

By Russell Cheyne and Andrew MacAskillUpdated April 6, 2023 — 11.21am Glasgow: The husband of former Scottish first minister and National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has been released from police custody without being charged after his arrest in a party finance probe. Police Scotland did not identify Peter Murrell as…

Speed Reads Former Scottish National Party’s chief executive is being questioned by police while searches are being carried out at a number of addresses  Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell has been arrested in connection with an investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party, police have confirmed. …

British media are reporting that the husband of former Scottish first minister and Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested in a party finance probe...Read More

Updated 1 day ago · Published on 29 Mar 2023 10:20PM · Humza Yousaf is Scotland's new first minister vowing to reinvigorate its flagging campaign for independence. – AFP pic, March 29, 2023. HUMZA Yousaf was sworn in as Scotland’s first minister today, becoming the first Muslim leader of a…

LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s governing party elected Humza Yousaf as its new leader on Monday, making him the first person of color and the first Muslim to lead the country of 5.5 million people. Yousaf narrowly defeated rival Kate Forbes after a bruising five-week contest that exposed deep fractures within…