SNP faces call to suspend Nicola Sturgeon from party following arrest

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The SNP is facing a call for Nicola Sturgeon to be suspended from the party following her arrest.The 52-year-old was arrested on Sunday as part of an investigation into the SNP's finances.The Scottish Tories have said Sturgeon should now be suspended from the party by First Minister and SNP leader Humza Yousaf.The Conservatives pointed to previous situations in which SNP parliamentarians have been suspended.Scottish Conservative Chairman Craig Hoy said: “Nicola Sturgeon and other senior SNP figures – including Humza Yousaf – must cooperate fully with this police investigation and commit to full transparency surrounding it.“The SNP continue to be engulfed in murkiness and chaos.

Humza Yousaf must now show some leadership and suspend his predecessor from the SNP.“The SNP set that precedent when politicians such as Michelle Thomson and Natalie McGarry were under investigation and must do so again here.“This extremely serious matter is continuing to escalate and the result is that the SNP are totally distracted at the worst possible time.

This is the time they should be focused on the real priorities facing the people of Scotland, such as the cost-of-living crisis, fixing our NHS and strengthening our economy.”SNP MSP Thomson was not under investigation by police when she was suspended by the SNP, a solicitor whose services she used was under investigation.McGarry resigned the SNP whip and was suspended from the party when she faced allegations of embezzling funds from pro-independence groups.

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