Sturgeon is now free to move on

OPERATION Branchform was a huge shadow hanging over Nicola Sturgeon.

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But now her name has been cleared, which was obviously a matter of some relief to the former first minister when she spoke to the media yesterday.

It is nearly two years since her home was raided by police as part of the probe into SNP finances.

She had always insisted she had no case to answer and yesterday she was, in her own words, vindicated.