Search of Nicola Sturgeon’s home ‘proportionate and necessary’, says police chief

Sir Iain Livingstone, who is retiring as Scotland’s chief constable. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

Scotland’s chief constable, Sir Iain Livingstone, has said the decision to raid Nicola Sturgeon’s home in April and erect a large tent across the entrance was “proportionate and necessary.”

In an interview with the Sunday Times to mark his retirement, Livingstone denied that the move was politically motivated and said the search warrant was independently approved by a judge.