SNP auditors resign as Nicola Sturgeon's husband faces finance probe
Friday, 7 April 2023 The accounting firm used by the SNP has resigned just days after police arrested the party's former chief executive as part of an investigation into the party's finances.
Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s husband, Peter Murrell, has been taken into police custody.
Officers are questioning Murrell, and searching his address, amid a probe into the Scottish National Party’s finances.
Murrell was made Chairman of the party in 1999, and resigned...
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Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has been seen for the first time since his arrest. Nicola Sturgeon's husband was detained earlier this month and questioned by detectives for 11 hours before..
Police are at the SNP headquarters today following the arrest of Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell. First Minister of Scotland, Humza Yousaf, said his party have “fully cooperated with the..
First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf refuses to comment further on the arrest of Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell, saying the "SNP has fully cooperated with the investigation." The former SNP..