PRIME Minister Rishi Sunak has been reported to cops over comments made about former first minister Nicola Sturgeon in his Tory conference speech.
Mr Sunak sought to make fun of the former SNP leader after she was arrested and questioned as part of Police Scotland's investigation into her party's finances - dubbed Operation Branchform.
Ms Sturgeon was released without charge following her arrest back in June.
Now Chris McEleny, the general secretary of the rival pro-independence Alba Party, has reported Mr Sunak to the force for contempt of court allegations, as the Prime Minister's comments come amid a live police investigation.
The Conservative leader, who was addressing his party's conference in Manchester, made the comments as he claimed the union between Scotland and the rest of the UK was "the strongest it has been in a quarter of a century", with the Prime Minister adding that "the forces of separatism are in retreat".
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But the Tory leader then said that Nicola Sturgeon would not "go down in history" but joked she would be charged over the cash probe.
He said: “Nicola Sturgeon wanted to go down in the history books as the woman who broke up our country but it now looks like she may go down for very different reasons.”
But Mr McEleny said that "Operation Branchform should be free to pursue its investigation fearlessly without interference from Rishi Sunak", adding as a result he was "formally complaining about the offence of Contempt of Court", requesting police to investigate this.
The Alba general secretary stated: "The Prime Minister is commenting on, and making an assumption about a live Police Scotland investigation.
"In Scotland, contempt applies from arrest, not from charging. Operation Branchform is investigating serious matters of the utmost importance to Scotland and trust in politics.
"It is too important a matter to allow interference from the Prime Minister in this act of contempt when many people await the facts of Police Scotland's investigation."
But Tory MSP Murdo Fraser ridiculed the move, sharing an image of a sign held at a demo that was being probed by Police Scotland.
A sign held behind an SNP MP and MSP at the January protest read 'Decapitate Terfs'. The homemade sign sparked fury on social media and was reported to cops.
Mr Fraser tweeted: "Well Police Scotland couldn’t find this guy so I reckon Rishi Sunak is quite safe."
A spokesperson for the Crown Office said: "'This is not something we comment on.
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"We continue to recommend caution in reporting on active cases.
"In terms of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, a case becomes active when a person has been arrested."
Both Police Scotland and Downing Street have been contacted for comment.
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