Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell has been arrested in a police investigation into the SNP’s finances with their home and party’s headquarters being searched.

The former chief executive of the party has been taken into custody and was questioned by detectives as police searched their house in Glasgow on Wednesday morning.

A large police tent was set up outside their home, which was taped off.

Officers are also at the SNP’s HQ offices in Edinburgh, with police vans seen parked outside and uniformed officers standing inside the building.

 

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1. Officers from Police Scotland stand beside by police tape and a police tent outside the home of former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP) Peter Murrell, in Uddingston, Glasgow, after he was arrested in connection with the ongoing. Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

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2. Police Scotland vehicles beside by police tape and a police tent outside the home of former chief executive of the SNP Peter Murrell, in Uddingston, Glasgow, after he was arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the party.

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3. Police vans near the headquarters of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in Edinburgh following the arrest of former chief executive Peter Murrell. Police Scotland are conducting searches at a number of properties in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the party. 

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5. Police officers at the headquarters of the SNP in Edinburgh following the arrest of former chief executive Peter Murrell. Police Scotland are conducting searches at a number of properties in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the party.  Dan Barker/PA Wire

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6. Police officers attend the home of Peter Murrell and Nicola Sturgeon on April 5, 2023 in Glasgow, Scotland. Peter Murrell, husband of former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and former chief executive of the Scottish National Party, was arrested.

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7. An officer from Police Scotland carries a parcel delivery into the home of former chief executive of the SNP. Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

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8. Police officers attend the home of Peter Murrell and Nicola Sturgeon 

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9.Police officers attend the home of Peter Murrell and Nicola Sturgeon  

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10. Police officers attend the home of Peter Murrell and Nicola Sturgeon

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11. An officer from Police Scotland carries a parcel delivery into the home of former chief executive of the SNP, Peter Murrell, in Uddingston.

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11. Officers from Police Scotland outside the headquarters of the SNP in Edinburgh following the arrest of former chief executive Peter Murrell. Police Scotland are conducting searches at a number of properties in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the party.

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12. Officers from Police Scotland outside the headquarters of the SNP in Edinburgh. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire