Robison: The Party Has To Be More Open

THE SNP must "absolutely get our house in order" and ensure transparency and openness in the party's governance, Shona Robison has said.

- CHRIS MCCALL

The Deputy First Minister was speaking as police investigations into the party's finances continued and following the second arrest as part of the inquiry. It followed the arrest earlier this month of former chief executive Peter Murrell and the search of the house he shares with Nicola Sturgeon.

SNP treasurer Colin Beattie was arrested on Tuesday and later released without charge "pending further investigation".

Robison said decisive action is "absolutely critical" and that going forward the governance of the party needs to be "absolutely about transparency, openness".

Police Scotland have been looking into how more than £600,000 in donations to the party earmarked for an independence referendum had been used.