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What next for the SNP? Moving out from under the Branchform shadow

The news Nicola Sturgeon will face no further action under Operation Branchform offers a chance for the SNP to move on.

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Sturgeon 'relieved and vindicated' as police investigation ends

The former first minister's husband Peter Murrell has appeared in court charged with embezzlement.

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Sturgeon: 'I am completely in the clear'

Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she had always expected to be cleared by a police probe into SNP finances.

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Operation Branchform: Timeline of SNP finance probe

The key moments so far in the investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party.

Peter Murrell: One half of Scotland's power couple

The former chief executive of the SNP for 24 years has appeared in court charged with embezzlement. What do we know about him?

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How it unfolded: The SNP finances controversy

Some of the key dates from a period of turmoil for the Scottish National Party.

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Sturgeon remains the biggest name in Scottish politics

Nicola Sturgeon's decision to stand down as an MSP was obvious but it still has the capacity to startle, says BBC Scotland political editor Glenn Campbell.

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'It's been an incredible chapter of my life'

The former first minister says the time is right for her to step down as an MSP.