Opposition leaders say relaunch attempt has been ‘utterly torpedoed’ by SNP treasurer arrest

Scotland’s new first minister, Humza Yousaf, has set out a “fresh vision” for his next three years in government that delays, redraws or reverses a number of his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon’s key policies.

But opposition leaders said any attempt at a relaunch had been “utterly torpedoed” by the arrest earlier today of the SNP treasurer, Colin Beattie, amid the ongoing police investigation into the party’s funding and finances.

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