Nicola Sturgeon free to answer questions on SNP finances investigation, says ex-police union boss
Nicola Sturgeon is free to answer questions from the media on an investigation into SNP finances, a former police union boss has claimed.
But Calum Steele, the former head of the Scottish Police Federation, said there was "no legal prohibition on the former first minister answering questions on what she knew and when". Detectives are examining how hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of donations to the SNP have been spent. "The arrests of Peter Murrell and Colin Beattie provoked a predictable chorus that the matter was active as far as the Contempt of Court Act 1981 was concerned and that caution should be exercised in discussing the events in the public arena," Steele wrote in The Times.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Former SNP MSP claims critics of Nicola Sturgeon faced 'dirty tricks'Alex Neil told the Record that party bosses took 'revenge' after he abstained on a Scottish Government amendment in 2020.
Read more »
Nicola Sturgeon claims she 'underestimated' how polarised politics has becomeThe former SNP leader admitted her career has not 'unfolded exactly as I anticipated' in the months since she quit Bute House.
Read more »
Humza Yousaf denies Nicola Sturgeon 'failed' to deliver on promises to childrenBruce Adamson, the outgoing Scottish Children's Commissioner, made a damning assessment of the government's record on helping young people.
Read more »
Nicola Sturgeon appearance at Glasgow festival sparks ticket frenzyNicola Sturgeon's appearance at Glasgow book festival Aye Write has sparked a ticket frenzy.
Read more »
Police Scotland waited two weeks for approval to search home of Nicola SturgeonCops investigating SNP finances had asked for permission to search the house near Baillieston when the party's leadership race was still raging.
Read more »
Police waited two weeks for SNP search warrantThe request for permission to search Nicola Sturgeon's home was not granted until after the SNP leadership contest ended.
Read more »