Police to probe SNP after 'cash for seats' claim

Officers in Manchester have confirmed they received a complaint after the ­publication of the party’s accounts last week by auditors in the city.

The report was assigned a reference number and it’s understood police contacted the complainer to follow up. A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police later confirmed Police Scotland were now dealing with it. It came after the Sunday Mail revealed the party had lost 30,000 members – something which was initially denied and led to the resignation of former CEO Peter Murrell. A Police Scotland probe into SNP finances, codenamed ­Operation Branchform, is ongoing.

Top news stories today Scottish Labour Deputy Leader Jackie Baillie said “Things keep getting murkier for the SNP and these fresh revelations raise new questions for the scandal-hit party.”

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