The on-going police investigation into SNP finances is focused on how the party spent donations raised for the intention of fighting a second referendum on independence. Detectives have now spent two years combing through accounts and interviewing witnesses.
March 2017
Nicola Sturgeon announces the SNP will push for a second referendum on independence following the 2016 Brexit vote. The party launches a #ScotRef fundraising appeal on the same day. The crowdfunder is later closed after the June 2017 general election, which saw the SNP's vote share drop, having raised almost half of its £1m target.
