{"id":620923,"date":"2026-06-04T14:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/620923\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T14:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:46:10","slug":"first-ministers-questions-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/620923\/","title":{"rendered":"First Minister’s Questions – BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why is there a row about the SNP’s \u00a3667,000 independence fund?published at 14:23 BST<\/p>\n

14:23 BST<\/p>\n

\"\"Angus Cochrane
BBC Scotland senior political reporter<\/p>\n

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Scottish independence campainers called for a second referendum after failing to win in 2014<\/p>\n

The SNP is facing a fresh police complaint over a claim that the SNP misled members over \u00a3667,000 raised for an independence referendum campaign.<\/p>\n

Independence activist Sean Clerkin has accused the party of “misusing” the fund by for “general” SNP campaigning, the Scottish Sun has reported., external<\/a><\/p>\n

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We are aware that an individual wishes to make a complaint and officers from the economic crime unit will make contact to assess their information.”<\/p>\n

It came after First Minister John Swinney confirmed that the cash was for the SNP’s “ongoing activity”, insisting it had been spent on “independence objectives”.<\/p>\n

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