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Scotland’s SNP appoints Stuart McDonald as new treasurer
After Colin Beattie resigned this week, the Scottish National Party named Stuart McDonald as its national treasurer on Saturday.
On Tuesday, Police Scotland arrested and questioned Beattie in the inquiry into what happened to more than 600,000 pounds ($745,800) raised by Scottish independence campaigners in 2017. He was released without charge pending further inquiry but resigned.
The SNP’s National Executive Committee named former lawyer McDonald, a Westminster parliamentarian since 2015, as Treasurer until the SNP’s next Annual Conference.
“Whilst it is a difficult and challenging time, I look forward to getting on with the job of National Treasurer to help take forward the important work being led by our new party leader, Humza Yousaf, to improve the SNP’s governance and transparency,” McDonald said.
“I’ve no hesitation in stepping forward when asked to do my part in keeping our party firmly on a campaign footing as the case for Scottish independence becomes more compelling than ever.”