Nicola Sturgeon has kept a relatively low profile amid Police Scotland's Operation Branchform, which saw her arrested and later released without charge as officers investigate the spending of £600,000 of SNP funds.
The former first minister and party leader told journalists at Holyrood on Wednesday she will support candidates where necessary 'from time to time' ahead of the vote on July 4.
John Swinney says Nicola Sturgeon is "welcome" on the general election campaign trail after she said she would support SNP candidates from "time to time" where necessary.
Police Scotland has sent a report to prosecutors in relation to Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell after the former SNP chief executive was charged with embezzling party funds.
The Scottish Government is seeking emergency powers to release prison inmates early. But current overcrowding problems are the result of years of poor decisions
The former first minister announced she was leaving Bute House just weeks before her husband was arrested as part of an on-going investigation into SNP finances.