The outgoing First Minister said her party had 'mishandled' the situation and said 'the SNP's not in a mess'.
Nicola Sturgeon said the SNP did not lie to journalists about the number of members who had left the party in recent years.
SNP head of media Murray Foote stood down just hours before in response to the publication of the membership numbers. "The SNP's not in a mess. It's going through... some growing pains. They are necessary but they're difficult." Tory MSP Meghan Gallacher said: “It’s clear Nicola Sturgeon has already mentally checked out of Bute House and is focusing on the next phase of her life.
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