Nicola Sturgeon has said she has faith that police were justified in putting a forensic tent in her front garden while searching her home, in her first full interview since she and her husband were arrested as part of the investigation into the SNP’s finances.
The former first minister also used a wide-ranging interview with the broadcaster Iain Dale to categorically rule out any reconciliation with her predecessor, Alex Salmond, who took her government to court for its handling of sexual harassment allegations against him. The dramatic rift between the pair has resulted in festering internal divisions in the party.
