![]() SNP deputy leader Keith Brown said: "People across Scotland can see that only the SNP puts Scotland’s priorities first and offers a positive, ambitious and radical vision for their future as an independent country. On 18 April, the party's treasurer, Colin Beattie, was also arrested and released without charge, pending further investigation.ĭespite this high-profile police inquiry, the party has seen a slight rise in membership numbers, but it is still way down on the 125,534 members in December 2018, and the 104,000 members at the end of December 2021. His Glasgow home and the SNP headquarters in Edinburgh were also searched. On 5 April, Peter Murrell, former SNP chief executive and husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, was arrested and questioned by officers before being released without charge, pending further investigation. That marks a rise of 738 members since Humza Yousaf became leader - and since a number of high-profile arrests. Today, the party has confirmed that it has 74,889 members as of 21 April. On 24 March - just before the conclusion of the leadership contest - the party said it had 74,151 members. ![]() ![]() There has been a small rise in membership of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the last month, despite a police probe into the party's finances, our Scotland correspondent Conor Gillies reports. The message added there will be "enhanced search and screening measures" for visitors, and reminded members to "remain vigilant when entering or leaving the estate for people who may look to tailgate and gain access". The contact details for parliamentary security was also relayed in cases members "have concerns about entering the estate or encounter any issues". MPs have also been told they will not be able to access the estate by car, and said they should use public transport or go by foot. The message also said that this evening, "protestors are likely to try and form a human chain around the estate." They are demanding that the government engage with them by 5pm today on their demands for "a citizen-led democracy to end the fossil fuel era" and "a fair society that includes reparation."Īs the protest continues through the afternoon, parliament's authorities have advised MPs that there is "a risk of noise and other disruption outside the estate". ![]() A mass protest by Extinction Rebellion and other climate groups is taking place today in Westminster today, with protesters gathered in front of parliament and government buildings. ![]()
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