Scotland’s First Minister has said many will be “shocked” after his party’s former chief executive was charged in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the SNP.

Humza Yousaf said the announcement yesterday that Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell had been re-arrested and charged by Police Scotland was a “serious, serious development”.

“Peter has been charged, where the allegation of embezzlement from party funds, and that’s a really serious matter indeed,” he said.

“Many people from the SNP, right across Scottish politics, will be shocked by the news.