course, that makes it difficult as well forjournalists. there is what is known as the contempt of court act, which restrains what anyone can say in these circumstances, it limits any speculation, but it is fair to say that this is a huge development, a very high profile politician, a former first minister, scotland s longest serving first minister, arrested today and being questioned as we speak in connection with this investigation into her party s finances are. party s finances are. very big moment. party s finances are. very big moment. as party s finances are. very big moment, as you party s finances are. very big moment, as you say. - party s finances are. very big moment, as you say. just - party s finances are. very big moment, as you say. just in | party s finances are. very big - moment, as you say. just in terms of what impact this will have on the snp, the us operation for a long time, it began in 2021, has been casting a shadow over the snp. it has, but i t
scottish national party leader, nicola sturgeon, has been arrested by police scotland as a suspect in an investigation into the party s funding. that is the news we are following. and we are of course seeking reaction from across the political spectrum which we should be bringing you in the next half hour or so. be bringing you in the next half hour orso. but be bringing you in the next half hour or so. but while you are with us, you mentioned that this is a difficult conundrum for humza yousaf, he wants to move past this, but the curious thing about this particular situation is also that there is absolutely nothing he can do about it. there is absolutely nothing he can do about it do about it. there isn t. it is a olice do about it. there isn t. it is a police investigation, - do about it. there isn t. it is a police investigation, the - do about it. there isn t. it is al police investigation, the police do about it. there isn t. it is a - police investigation, the police are separat
opposition parties when the party of government is facing a tricky situation. but it is piling on of the pressure, at a time when the snp is struggling with some policies, trying to move them to one side and now this very significant news that nicola sturgeon is being questioned by police in relation to the funding of the finances of the party. of course, that investigation began almost two years ago, when complaints were made relating to more than £600,000 donated to the snp by activists, funds that were meant to be ring fenced for a future referendum campaign. so operation operation branchform is examining the money that was donated to the snp. important to emphasise, nobody has been charged, but it is a big police investigation, it is ongoing
want to do with the party, the party of government here in scotland. but remember one of the early arrests, the first arrest was peter murrell, thatis the first arrest was peter murrell, that is nicola sturgeon s husband, released without charge pending further investigation. second arrest was colin beattie, he was the former treasurer of the snp, he was released without charge, pending further investigation. but i happened on the day when in a sense humza yousaf was trying to reset his government, he wanted to do big policy announcements in the scottish parliament, they were all overshadowed by this arrest and then today humza yousaf does a big interview on the bbc, on the day that his predecessor as first minister, nicola sturgeon, he was very close to her of course but on the day that his predecessor has been arrested. it s very hard for him to get out from under this, to draw a line under it and say that we want to move on. want to move on. indeed. just for viewers who want to m
course, that makes it difficult as well forjournalists. there is what is known as the contempt of court act, which restrains what anyone can say in these circumstances, it limits any speculation, but it is fair to say that this is a huge development, a very high profile politician, a former first minister, scotland s longest serving first minister, arrested today and being questioned as we speak in connection with this investigation into her party s finances are. party s finances are. very big moment. party s finances are. very big moment. as party s finances are. very big moment, as you party s finances are. very big moment, as you say. - party s finances are. very big moment, as you say. just - party s finances are. very big moment, as you say. just in | party s finances are. very big - moment, as you say. just in terms of what impact this will have on the snp, the us operation for a long time, it began in 2021, has been casting a shadow over the snp. it has, but i think casti