Opposition parties pose questions for people inside the SNPpublished at 16:13 BST
16:13 BST
David Wallace Lockhart
Political correspondent
We’ve had a fair bit of political
reaction to the Murrell story, and a number of parties are keen to pose questions for figures still
involved with the SNP.
Scottish Labour say that
the “party machine” and Nicola Sturgeon tried to avoid scrutiny
regarding finances.
And the Conservatives have
accused the former first minister of having “shot down” concerns
about the state of the SNP’s books.
The seem to be making
reference to a leaked 2021 video where Nicola Sturgeon stressed the party’s
finances were secure and said that senior party members should be
“careful” about suggesting otherwise.
Nicola Sturgeon was
investigated as part of Operation Branchform, and no action was taken against
her. She’s stressed today that she had no knowledge of Peter Murrell’s crimes.
Shortly after that 2021
video was recorded, two members of the SNP’s ruling body – treasurer Douglas
Chapman and Joanna Cherry – resigned citing concerns about transparency.
Joanna Cherry has now
called for an independent inquiry and has accused some in the party of
thwarting scrutiny.
Internally, the fallout of
this saga isn’t likely to be over for the SNP.