Humza Yousaf denies SNP in 'cahoots' with Police Scotland over timing of Peter Murrell arrest
Humza Yousaf has denied the SNP was "in cahoots" with Police Scotland over the timing of the arrest of its former chief executive.
The raids were carried out during the Scottish Parliament Easter recess and just a week after Yousaf was announced as the new leader of the SNP.Alex Neil, a former Scottish Government minister, said today he thought Yousaf would have "found it much more difficult to win" the leadership race "if all of that had happened prior to the ballot opening".
"There is no getting away from the fact our members will feel bruised. Not just from a challenging election contest, but the events of the last 24 hours as well. And my job is to try to give them as much confidence as I can about changes we are going to make internally." SNP finances probe He said: “Given that a large number of people had been interviewed, including staff at SNP headquarters, it’s hard to believe Nicola wasn’t aware that the enquiry was coming to a head to some extent.
The former government minister added: "Humza stood as the continuity candidate. Had this all happened, including the row about the party membership, the refusal to release the details of the party membership.
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