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Senior SNP officials fear Nicola Sturgeon may be next to be arrested in an investigation into party finances.

Her Successor leader and Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf is expected to face questions at Holyrood today after being tasked with overseeing the SNP accounts yesterday.

The new leader is also under pressure from his MSPs to take 'decisive and swift action' to avert disaster in the upcoming election, as the party limps along in an investigation by the Police Scotland on how £660,000 of SNP donations were allocated. the campaign for independence has been spent, following allegations of fraud.

Treasurer Colin Beattie resigned on Wednesday after police leading the investigation detained him for questioning. He said in a statement that he thought it was the "right decision to avoid any further distractions".

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