Scottish National Party

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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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. …