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16.04.2023 - 12:45 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Ian Blackford has denied the SNP faces a cash crisis amid reports the party's falling membership has stretched its finances to breaking point.
The MP for Skye and Lochaber spoke out following a meeting of the Nationalists' executive council yesterday which warned of the need to raise funds to fight a possible by-election in Rutherglen.
The SNP is also facing mounting legal costs as Police Scotland continues a long-running investigation into the party's finances.
More than 30,000 members have quit over the last two years over a range of issues including independence strategy and gender recognition reform.
Blackford told the BBC today that the SNP was solvent and the party would be able to meet all of its obligations going forward.
And he claimed to have forgotten when he was first told the party's auditors had resigned - despite being the SNP leader at Westminster at the time. It follows a warning from Colin Beattie, the SNP treasurer, reportedly told members yesterday the party was "having difficulty in balancing the books due to the reduction in membership and donors".
Blackford said: "Absolutely, categorically, the SNP is solvent, the finances are in balance. We will be able to meet our obligations, our liabilities going forward.
"Everybody knows there has been a dip in SNP membership. I’d like to think that we can grow the membership over the course of the coming period, but when all is said and done, we’ve still got over 70,000 members – members that are paying subscriptions – donations coming in, parliamentarians making contributions.
"As would be normal, we’d be looking at how we can raise additional funds as well. The party will be ready to meet all its liabilities, and will certainly be ready to meet the challenge, if
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