The SNP's auditors are confident they will file the party's Westminster accounts on time, Humza Yousaf has said. The SNP Westminster group have until the end of the month to get their accounts signed off by House of Commons authorities. They could miss out on £1.2million of parliamentary money if they do not.
The party's Westminster leader Stephen Flynn previously said that jobs could be at risk if the group lost out on the cash. The SNP finally appointed auditors for the Holyrood party and Westminster group a fortnight ago after it had been without them since October.
The failure to appoint new auditors had caused tension within the group, with Flynn and former Westminster leader Ian Blackford involved in a public spat. Flynn said he was only informed that Johnston Carmichael had resigned in February, while Yousaf found out when he became party leader in March.
