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Peter Murrell was held by officers while raids are carried out at a series of addresses in connection with the investigation.

As has already been reported for example, we know that police are at party headquarters and they will not be impeded in any way, shape or form in terms of their investigation.” “So, of course I am following it, as much as anybody else is. Speaking after the news broke, the new First Minister admitted the arrest of Mr Murrell was "difficult" and "challenging". [Police Scotland](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/police-scotland) said: “A 58-year-old man has today, Wednesday, 5 April 2023, been arrested as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party. "At its meeting on Saturday, the governing body of the SNP, the NEC, agreed to a review of governance and transparency - that will be taken forward in the coming weeks." Nicola Sturgeon’s husband has been arrested amid a probe into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party.

Police Scotland say Murrell 'arrested as a suspect' as officers search addresses thought to include his and Sturgeon's home.

In a statement, the SNP said: “Clearly it would not be appropriate to comment on any live police investigation but the SNP have been co-operating fully with this investigation and will continue to do so. “The SNP has fully cooperated with the investigation, and it will continue to do so,” he said. “The man is in custody and is being questioned by Police Scotland detectives.

A Police Scotland statement said: “A 58-year-old man has today, Wednesday, 5 April 2023, been arrested as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation ...

It emerged in December that Mr Murrell had given a personal loan of £107,000 to the SNP in June 2021. Mr Yousaf had defended Mr Murrell at the time of his departure. [Labour](/topic/labour)’s deputy leader Jackie Baillie said the arrest was a “deeply concerning development”. [Police Scotland](/topic/police-scotland) said a 58-year-old man – understood to be Mr Murrell – is in custody and is being questioned by detectives as officers also carried out searches at a number of addresses as part of the investigation. Officers are also carrying out searches at a number of addresses as part of the investigation ... Police were seen cordoning off the South Lanarkshire home of Ms Sturgeon and Mr Murrell on Wednesday morning.

The husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested in connection with an investigation into Scottish National Party finances.

Alba leader Alex Salmond, who preceded Ms Sturgeon as first minister and SNP leader, told BBC Scotland: "I led the SNP for a long time. The scene on the outskirts of Glasgow is surreal. According to a statement, the SNP raised a total of £666,953 through referendum-related appeals between 2017 and 2020. An ice cream van can be heard in the distance. A woman pushing a pram films it all with her mobile phone. The house was sealed off with blue and white tape, while a tent was erected on the driveway. The then SNP's chief executive loaned the party £107,620 in June 2021. "At its meeting on Saturday, the governing body of the SNP, the NEC, agreed to a review of governance and transparency - that will be taken forward in the coming weeks." An SNP spokesperson said: "Clearly it would not be appropriate to comment on any live police investigation but the SNP have been cooperating fully with this investigation and will continue to do so. Last year it emerged Mr Murrell gave a loan of more than £100,000 to the SNP to help it out with a "cash flow" issue after the last election. "But what I will say is that the SNP has fully cooperated with the investigation and it will continue to do so." The new first minister said it was "a difficult day" for the SNP.

Meet the most powerful man in Scotland you've never heard of: Chief Executive of the Scottish National Party from 1999 until last month, and wife of former ...

It has been reported that police have been searching a number of addresses, including the SNP headquarters and the home that he shared with Nicola Sturgeon in Glasgow. The rise of Scotland’s history-making new First Minister and leader of the SNP](/article/the-snp-appoints-a-new-leader-everything-you-need-to-know-about-humza-yousaf) Murrell, 58, resigned as the chief executive of the Scottish National Party last month on 17 March, shortly after Nicola Sturgeon announced that she would be resigning as First Minister of Scotland on 15 February.

Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell has been arrested as part of a police investigation into the SNP's finances, shortly after Ms Sturgeon stepped down ...

[Police Scotland](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/police-scotland) have been investigating the spending of around £600,000, which was earmarked for Scottish independence campaigning. Westminster has also blocked a Scottish Government bill making it easier for people to legally change their gender. [Keir Starmer](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/keir-starmer) in the battle for the keys to No10 - and for campaigners against Scottish independence. Asked if she'd had any contact with police, she said: "No. Our party membership will have concerns too. "The slow motion collapse of the SNP was in motion even before Sturgeon decided to step down." A Scottish Labour source said there was a clear opportunity for the party to capitalise on unhappiness with governing parties - the Tories at Westminster and the SNP at Holyrood. [Rishi Sunak](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/rishi-sunak) has made it clear the UK Government won't allow another independence referendum, and Ms Sturgeon's divisive plan to treat the next election as a de-facto second vote on leaving the UK is now in doubt. [SNP](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/snp) headquarters in Edinburgh. [general election](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/general-election) which left [Labour](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/labour-party) with just one MP north of the border. [culminating in Ms Sturgeon's shock resignation in February.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-nicola-sturgeon-to-step-29221095) [bombshell decision to step down as First Minister](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-nicola-sturgeon-to-step-29221095) marked a tectonic shift in Scottish politics.

Ex-first minister says she 'will fully cooperate with police' as Peter Murrell released without charge.

The former first minister said she had 'no prior knowledge of Police Scotland's action or intentions'.

The Scottish Labour leader spoke following the arrest of Nicola Sturgeon's husband, the former SNP chief executive, Peter Murrell. Jane Dalton5 April 2023 21:45.

The arrest on Wednesday related to a long-running police investigation into the spending of about £600,000 earmarked for Scottish independence campaigning. Mr ...

'There are big questions to ask of both Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf about what they knew and when' amid the SNP probe.

Nicola Sturgeon has released a brief statement saying she had "no prior knowledge" of police plans to arrest her husband Peter Murrell.

Former first minister of Scotland 'will fully co-operate with police if required'

Mr Murrell, 58, who is the husband of the former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon, was in police custody for almost 12 hours following his arrest on ...

The 58-year-old was arrested on Wednesday morning but was released from custody the same evening “pending further investigation”. A Police Scotland spokesperson ...

The long-running Police Scotland and Crown Office probe is linked to the alleged spending of £600000 raised by independence supporters.

Former Scotland first minister cancels appearance amid police inquiry into husband over SNP finances.