SNP faces allegations of misusing public funds for defending Matheson's expenses scandal.

The Scottish National Party (SNP) faces allegations of misusing public funds after civil servants prepared a defense brief for John Swinney regarding former Health Secretary Michael Matheson's expenses scandal. Matheson incurred an £11,000 data bill on a parliamentary iPad during a family holiday, later admitting his sons used it for streaming football. Despite a Holyrood committee recommending significant penalties, Swinney defended Matheson, prompting accusations of taxpayer money abuse.