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The deputy first minister reacted to the party finance probe while SNP Westminster chief Stephen Flynn tried to turn the table on Tories at Westminster.

Mr Beattie also confirmed he will be ‘stepping back’ from his role on Holyrood‘s Public Audit Committee

THE arrested MSP Colin Beattie has quit as the SNP’s treasurer, thrusting Humza Yousaf into the role amid a live police investigation into the…

Scotlands ruling party is being investigated over allegations it has misappropriated funds meant for a second referendum campaign. Colin Beattie is the second party executive to be arrested, after Nicola Sturgeons husband was.

Colin Beattie was arrested on Tuesday and later released without charge ‘pending further investigation.

He said he would also be stepping back from his role on the public audit committee.

Beattie stepping back ‘with immediate effect’ until investigation into party’s finances has concluded

Shona Robison says a ‘culture was allowed to develop’ in the SNP which had contributed to a crisis over governance

MSP Colin Beattie is stepping back as SNP treasurer and from Holyroods Public Audit Committee until the police investigation into the partys finance is concluded, he said in a statement.

<strong>Editorial:</strong> Even before the shock of a police investigation, a long incumbency and loss of ideological momentum were dragging the party down