We chart the timeline of events that have led to Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell stepping down from their roles at the top of the SNP.
Liz Lloyd, Ms Sturgeon's strategic adviser and long-time chief of staff, announces she will leave the Scottish government when the first minister does. Murray Foote, the SNP's head of communications, also announces his resignation. Mr Foote, who initially described the Sunday Mail's story as"drivel", claims he acted in"good faith" when issuing agreed party responses to media enquiries regarding membership numbers.
Shouldering the blame for the party's responses to the media over membership numbers, Mr Murrell accepts:"While there was no intent to mislead, I accept that this has been the outcome." In response, Ms Sturgeon, tells Sky News that her husband intended to step down but"was right" to announce his immediate resignation.that she has not heard whether police want to interview her or her husband as part of a long-running probe into SNP finances.
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