Yousaf distances himself from Sturgeon with pledge of more SNP transparency

Scottish first minister says party needs greater financial accountability, in briefing after arrest of former leader's husband

Humza Yousaf, the new Scottish National party leader, has made a barely concealed attack on his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon over the party's financial management and transparency.

In a move designed to distance himself from Sturgeon, his mentor, after her husband, Peter Murrell, was arrested in an SNP funding inquiry, Yousaf said the party needed more openness with its members and greater financial accountability.