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POLICE have dropped their inquiry into Liberal Democrat deputy leader Jo Swinson’s election expenses after being “unable to establish criminality.”
The Scottish MP, who was a minister in the previous coalition government, was reported to Police Scotland last year, reportedly by one of her constituents.
Officers began looking into the circumstances in November after receiving the complaint, which centred around spending in the 2017 general election.
In an update, a force spokeswoman said: “Police Scotland has been unable to establish criminality and is concluding inquiries.”
The MP’s East Dunbartonshire constituency was one of the Liberal Democrats’ top targets in Scotland last year.
The Liberal Democrats insisted from the outset there was no substance to the complaint and that all expenditure in the election was apportioned correctly.
A spokesman for the Scottish Lib Dems said yesterday: “This crusade has been nothing more than sour grapes and the police statement confirms that there is no evidence to support these SNP smears.
“We look forward to the swift conclusion of this investigation.”
