Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon – who remains to be a serving politician – pocketed £25,000 for an evening shift as a TV election pundit.
The 54-year-old resigned from her function as SNP chief final 12 months earlier than being arrested and launched as a part of a long-running police probe of the occasion’s funds.
Ms Sturgeon stays a member of the Scottish Parliament for the Glasgow Southside space.
The ex-first minster additionally had her £2,800 resort room paid for by the broadcaster and journey bills totalling greater than £800.
The SNP beforehand demanded former Scottish Conservative chief Ruth Davidson give up Holyrood and hand the cash again when she took the same pundit function whereas being a serving politician.
Angus Robertson, now a Scottish Authorities minister, stated on the time that constituents “deserve an MSP that will put their constituents first”.
Scottish Conservative chairman Craig Hoy stated: “Having the ITV fee paid to her company is clearly a ruse to avoid paying the higher rates of income tax her incompetent SNP Government have imposed on hard-working Scots and which she personally championed.
“A lot for these with the broadest shoulders bearing the heaviest burden. It is onerous to not conclude that Nicola Sturgeon is an utter fraud.”
Police Scotland says Ms Sturgeon stays a suspect within the SNP felony investigation surrounding their funding and funds. She has insisted she is harmless.
Her husband, former SNP chief govt Peter Murrell, has been charged in reference to embezzlement as a part of the identical probe.
