Nicola Sturgeon SNP MP
Date: 2023-06-18
Headline: Nicola Sturgeon's 'Bang Bus'
Corruption Level: 20
Content: Campervan at the centre of SNP fraud probe into missing donations was a cash purchase.
The £110,000 Niesmann+ Bischoff vehicle sat outside the home of Nicola Sturgeon’s mother-in-law for two years.
A camper van at the centre of the police probe was a cash purchase, the Sunday Mail can reveal.
The £110,000 Niesmann+ Bischoff vehicle sat outside the home of Nicola Sturgeon’s mother-in-law for two years.
It was bought from a dealer in Stafford, near Birmingham, and had never been insured.
A source said: “There was no loan or credit required for the sale, it was a cash purchase. Not many people are lucky enough to have £110,000 sitting in their bank account.”
Party insiders previously claimed that the motorhome was supposed to function as a campaign battle bus.
However senior figures have said they were unaware of its purchase.
SNP President Mike Russell, who led independence campaigning from a ramshackle horse box, has said he knew nothing of it.
He was given the job of heading up an ‘independence unit’ by Nicola Sturgeon in summer 2021 and promised a £600,000 budget.
Operation Branchform is examining more than 1000 transactions including Amazon purchases, fancy cookware and luxury pens. Officers have also been hunting for unregistered sim cards.
Outcome: Operation Branchform is examining more than 1000 transactions including Amazon purchases, fancy cookware and luxury pens. Officers have also been hunting for unregistered sim cards.
Ongoing.
Average Crime Score: 20.00 - Total Recorded Crimes: 1