course, that makes it difficult as well forjournalists. there is what is known as the contempt of court act, which restrains what anyone can say in these circumstances, it limits any speculation, but it is fair to say that this is a huge development, a very high profile politician, a former first minister, scotland s longest serving first minister, arrested today and being questioned as we speak in connection with this investigation into her party s finances are. party s finances are. very big moment. party s finances are. very big moment. as party s finances are. very big moment, as you party s finances are. very big moment, as you say. - party s finances are. very big moment, as you say. just - party s finances are. very big moment, as you say. just in | party s finances are. very big - moment, as you say. just in terms of what impact this will have on the snp, the us operation for a long time, it began in 2021, has been casting a shadow over the snp. it has, but i t
want to do with the party, the party of government here in scotland. but remember one of the early arrests, the first arrest was peter murrell, thatis the first arrest was peter murrell, that is nicola sturgeon s husband, released without charge pending further investigation. second arrest was colin beattie, he was the former treasurer of the snp, he was released without charge, pending further investigation. but i happened on the day when in a sense humza yousaf was trying to reset his government, he wanted to do big policy announcements in the scottish parliament, they were all overshadowed by this arrest and then today humza yousaf does a big interview on the bbc, on the day that his predecessor as first minister, nicola sturgeon, he was very close to her of course but on the day that his predecessor has been arrested. it s very hard for him to get out from under this, to draw a line under it and say that we want to move on. want to move on. indeed. just for viewers who want to m