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Coffee House Scots: can Humza save the SNP after treasurer's arrest?

Coffee House Shots

The Spectator

Politics, Daily News, News

4.42.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

The arrest of the SNP's treasurer Colin Beattie in relation to the probe into the party's finances has overshadowed Humza Yousaf's relaunch speech scheduled for today. Beattie has been taken into custody two weeks after Peter Murrell, the SNP's chief executive, was questioned by police regarding loans made in June 2021. Can Yousaf distance himself from the chaos in his own party? What does this mean for Scottish Labour's chances at the next election? 
 
 Michael Simmons speaks to Katy Balls and Stephen Daisley. 
 
 Produced by Oscar Edmondson. 

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0:00.0

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0:22.0

Hello, I'm Michael Simmons and this is Coffee or Scots.

0:26.0

Today I'm joined by Katie Bulls and Stephen Dazley.

0:30.0

Now, this afternoon was meant to be Hamza Yusuf's reset.

0:34.0

He was going to do a speech in the Scottish Parliament announcing his plans

0:38.0

for the S&P in the Scottish Government over the next three years.

0:42.0

But that's been derailed by a development this morning. Katie, what happened?

0:46.0

So the S&P Treasurer, Colin Beatty, has been arrested by police investigating the party's finances.

0:52.0

He's been taken into custody. It's the story, I think, leading the BBC.

0:56.0

Most news outlets today.

0:58.0

And he's being questioned by police Scotland detectives.

1:02.0

Now, this is part I think has been spoken about previously on Coffee or Scots

1:06.0

and of course covered on the website.

1:08.0

There's ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the S&P

1:12.0

and it comes about four nights after Peter Morrell, the former S&P Chief Executive

1:18.0

and of course, Nick of the Sturgeon's husband, was also arrested.

1:22.0

Was not charged. It's worth pointing out when he was arrested.

1:26.0

But I think we're now in a situation where you look at this, you look at the luxury motorhome development recently

1:32.0

where that was seized from offices outside of property on the same morning that Morrell was arrested.

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