Police investigating Nicola Sturgeon seek guidance on next steps

Detectives investigating Nicola Sturgeon over the SNP’s finances have sought guidance from prosecutors on the next steps in their inquiry. The update relates to the former first minister and Colin Beattie, the former party treasurer, both of whom remain under investigation after being arrested and released without charge in June last year. Their arrests were in relation to Operation Branchform, an investigation into the party’s funding and finances which has been running since 2021. Sturgeon’s husband, Peter Murrell, who was …