News review of 2023 part two: SNP in turmoil, the King is crowned, and Trump in Scotland
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The SNP was thrown into disarray after Peter Murrell, its former chief executive and husband to former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, was arrested in connection with an investigation into the party's finances. Mr Murrell was taken into custody and questioned by detectives before being released later the same day without charge last night "pending further investigation"’.
The arrest led to unprecedented scenes as officers raided the SNP's headquarters in Edinburgh, a stone's throw away from the Scottish Parliament, as well as the couple's home in South Lanarkshire.
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