Sturgeon cleared over Operation Branchform

Nicola Sturgeon has said she is 'relieved' after it was confirmed the former first minister faces no action following a police investigation into SNP finances.

We ask the BBC’s David Cowan why the four-year investigation, known as Operation Branchform, took so long.

And political correspondent Phil Sim looks at the significance of Ms Sturgeon’s estranged husband, Peter Murrell, appearing in court on an embezzlement charge on the same day.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Natalie Higgins and Laura Miller.

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