Swinney: SNP ‘knows where it stands’ after police close Sturgeon probe
- First Minister John Swinney assured SNP members that the party's finances are safe and will support the fight for Scottish independence following Peter Murrell's court appearance on embezzlement charges.
- Police Scotland confirmed that Nicola Sturgeon is no longer under investigation regarding SNP funding, while her estranged husband, Peter Murrell, faces embezzlement charges.
- Swinney promised that the SNP will maintain high financial standards and governance, emphasizing that resources will always be used wisely for the party and independence.
- In her first public remarks since being cleared, Sturgeon expressed gratitude for supporters during challenging times, stating she wouldn't have managed without them.
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Scots feel safer as part of UK in blow to SNP
It’s a day ending in ‘y’ which means there’s more bad news for the Scottish Nats. Now new polling for unionist group Scotland in Union shows that most Scots feel safer as part of the United Kingdom. The Survation survey revealed that most of Scotland’s population believe they are more secure – and have more
Female SNP politicians plan to quit en masse over 'hostile environment' and lack of support from party
Female SNP politicians are quitting the party en masse amid warnings the Scottish Parliament is becoming a "hostile environment for women".With the May 2026 elections looming, 14 female SNP MSPs - almost a quarter of the party's Holyrood cohort - have said they will not stand again.Those leaving their posts next year have warned of "bullying, booing and braying" in Parliament - and have raised fears that a surging Reform UK could make things wor…
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