Nicola Sturgeon has said she is "probably happier" than she otherwise would have been following the saga surrounding the investigation into the SNP's finances.The former Scottish first minister - who steps down this week as an MSP - was arrested in June 2023 as Police Scotland investigated how funds were spent by the party, dubbed Operation Branchform, but was released without charge and later cleared.Her now estranged husband - and former SNP chief executive - Peter Murrell was subsequently cha

Nicola Sturgeon has said she is "probably happier" than she otherwise would have been following the saga surrounding the investigation into the SNP's finances.The former Scottish first minister - who steps down this week as an MSP - was arrested in June 2023 as Police Scotland investigated how funds were spent by the party, dubbed Operation Branchform, but was released without charge and later cleared.Her now estranged husband - and former SNP chief executive - Peter Murrell was subsequently charged with embezzling £459,000 from the party over 12 years and is due to appear in court again in May.