The First Minister spoke to journalists in London last night after meeting with Rishi Sunak for the first time at Westminster.
Humza Yousaf has denied ever using a "burner phone" following reports that police are hunting for disposable sim cards as part of a wider investigation into SNP finances.
It follows reports that detectives working on Operation Branchform are looking at a list of purchases in connection to the long-running fraud probe. "I mean, when you run a campaign, people might well buy a new sim card and a new telephone number, and make that the campaign phone number.Yousaf also admitted it would be "challenging” to arrange an auditor to process the SNP’s accounts in time to meet the May 31 deadline.
Yousaf said he is “going to work towards meeting the deadline” but stressed: “It’ll be challenging. I won’t pretend otherwise.A source with knowledge of the SNP investigation previously told the Sunday Mail: “Something police are looking for is sim cards used in unregistered mobile phones.
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