Nicola Sturgeon was arrested on Sunday as part of a police investigation into the financials of the Scottish National Party (SNP.) The former Scottish first minister is the third high-profile SNP figure arrested during the investigation, after her husband, Peter Murrell, and former SNP treasurer Colin Beattie. In a statement published on Sunday afternoon, Police Scotland…
Drivers Warned as Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone Comes Into Effect
Glasgow has become the first Scottish city to enforce a low emission zone (LEZ) that’ll see drivers fined if their cars do not meet the standards. From Thursday, all vehicles entering the Scottish National Party/Greens-run city centre must be compliant with emission guidance. Glasgow City Council said the policy will protect public health by tackling…
Scottish Conservatives Call for Inquiry Into SNP Finance Investigation
The Scottish Conservatives have called for an inquiry into the ongoing investigation of possible fundraising fraud by the Scottish National Party (SNP). The Scottish Conservatives’ chief Whip Alexander Burnet wrote to the Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone, proposing a new committee to investigate Operation Branchform, the codename for the investigation into SNP finances. Johnstone also serves…
Police Scotland Waited 2 Weeks for SNP Search Warrant Approval
Police had to wait two weeks from the moment they requested a search warrant for the house of the former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her husband Peter Murrell, as well as the headquarters of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in Edinburgh. The delay was revealed in a Freedom of Information request submitted by the…
MP Threatens Legal Action Over Cancelled Show
MP Joanna Cherry has threatened to sue a comedy club after it cancelled the Edinburgh Festival Fringe show she was set to appear in because of her views on trans rights. Lawyers acting for the Scottish National Party (SNP) politician wrote to The Stand Comedy Club demanding the venue issue a statement acknowledging it “has…
Sturgeon’s Husband Released After Police Questioning Over SNP Finances
Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell has been released as a police probe continues into the finances of the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP). Murrell, who married Sturgeon in 2010, stepped down as the SNP’s chief executive last month following controversy about misleading information being given to journalists over the party’s membership…
Humza Yousaf to Succeed Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister of Scotland
Humza Yousaf has been elected as the new leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), succeeding Nicola Sturgeon who resigned in February. On Monday, Yousaf defeated rival candidates Finance Secretary Kate Forbes and former minister Ash Regan in a ballot of party members. Yousaf is expected to be declared Scotland’s sixth first minister. Sturgeon, who…
Dearth of Obvious Candidates as SNP Step Up Search for Nicola Sturgeon Successor
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has begun the search for a new leader to replace Nicola Sturgeon, who shocked the political establishment on Wednesday when she suddenly resigned as Scotland’s First Minister. While there is no obvious candidate to succeed her, potential candidates include Scotland’s Finance Secretary, Kate Forbes; External Affairs Secretary, Angus Robertson; Health…
Nicola Sturgeon to Resign as Scotland’s First Minister After Gender Bill Blocked by UK Parliament
Nicola Sturgeon has announced she is to resign as First Minister of Scotland, saying: “My decision comes from a place of duty and of love, tough love perhaps, but nevertheless love [of] my party and my country.” Her decision to step down comes a month after the UK Parliament blocked radical gender reforms which had been…
Watchdog Rubbishes Scotland’s Claim That It Has 25 Percent of Europe’s Potential Offshore Wind Resources
The UK Statistics Authority has called on the Scottish National Party (SNP) to abandon its use of a statistic that inflates Scotland’s green energy potential. On Thursday, Sir Robert Chote, the chairman of the UK Statistics Authority, released a letter that the independent body is engaging with the SNP over its use of a claim…
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