🏴 ‘I am not convinced we shall see Nicola back in the Scottish Parliament at all,’ said one SNP MSP ChrisGreenNews reports
In the clip, the then First Minister said the party had “never been in a stronger financial position than it is now” and warned other senior SNP members against speculating to the contrary for fear of putting off potential donors.
Mr Yousaf is due to deliver a key speech at Holyrood on Tuesday setting out his priorities as First Minister, an event likely to be overshadowed by the crisis engulfing his party. A spokeswoman for Ms Sturgeon said on Monday: “In order to ensure the focus of this week is on the new First Minister setting out his priorities for the people of Scotland, Ms Sturgeon has always intended to participate remotely and intends to return to Holyrood in the near future.”they thought this might not be the case and criticised Ms Sturgeon’s attitude towards questions around the party’s finances while she was leader.
“The reports from this weekend confirmed that the ruling SNP NEC has not been getting given the financial information it should have been for a long time,” they said.
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