The SNP could be the largest party after the next Scottish Parliament election if it can overcome a large Operation Branchform-shaped obstacle.

What has happened in the four years since Operation Branchform - the police probe into SNP finances - was launched?

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Legislation that came into force a decade ago allowing same-sex couples in Scotland to marry is among Holyrood’s top five achievements, former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.

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Alex Salmond helped detectives investigating Nicola Sturgeon and her husband Peter ... The late former First Minister spoke to officers at length about the long-running fraud probe into the ...

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Alex Salmond spoke to detectives investigating Nicola Sturgeon and her husband Peter ... to have met with officers and spoke to them at length about the long-running fraud investigation into ...

Former SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, her husband Peter Murrell and ... trust that the police can resolve this investigation in a full and comprehensive manner. At the heart of Operation Branchform ...

ALEX Salmond helped detectives investigating ex-pal Nicola Sturgeon and her husband Peter ... First Minister met cops and spoke to them at length about the long-running fraud probe into the ...

Nicola Sturgeon's sister has made a bizarre demand as a police investigation into the SNP's finances continues. Gillian Sturgeon took to Facebook to air her thoughts on the police probe into the ...