A former Scottish National party MP has criticised the governance structure of the SNP after a fraud investigation into her business dealings was dropped, and called for an apology from Nicola Sturgeon. Michelle Thomson was asked to resign the SNP whip in September 2015, months after being elected, when the police began examining whether her property dealings potentially involved mortgage fraud. She told the BBC that an apology from the top of the SNP would be befitting. Chris Law, another SNP MP, was investigated by police over his financial dealings but was allowed to keep the whip. If you think about SNP male MPs that have had difficulties, are we all being treated the same?” she said.

Source: The Guardian August 06, 2017 14:10 UTC