SNP treasurer steps down from role after arrest

Colin Beattie said he will also be ‘stepping back’ as a member of the Public Audit Committee (Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament/PA)

SNP MSP Colin Beattie will step down as the party’s treasurer after he was arrested in connection with a police investigation into the party’s finances, he has said.

In a statement released through the party, Mr Beattie also confirmed he will be “stepping back” from his role on Holyrood’s Public Audit Committee until the probe has concluded.