SNP in shock: a party that surged to power but forgot about self-governance

Scottish National party was outwardly successful but behind the scenes it was chaotic, say insiders

The first day back at Holyrood after Easter recess should have been the moment for Scotland's new leader, Humza Yousaf, to reset the agenda after a bruising leadership contest.

Instead, hours before his first big policy statement on Tuesday, Yousaf found himself besieged by reporters asking questions about the arrest of the SNP treasurer, Colin Beattie, earlier that morning, and having to insist that while Beattie's arrest was a very serious matter", people were innocent until proven guilty".