A debate about securing a second Scottish independence referendum descended into fresh rows this afternoon amid the fallout from Peter Murrell’s guilty plea over party finances.
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A debate about securing a second Scottish independence referendum descended into fresh rows this afternoon amid the fallout from Peter Murrell’s guilty plea over party finances.
The former SNP chief executive admitted yesterday to embezzling more than £400,000 from party funds over a 12-year period. Today First Minister John Swinney denied trying to sweep the matter under the carpet by focusing on constitutional issues.
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Peter Murrell was chief executive of the SNP for 22 years.
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Peter Murrell admitted the offences at the High Court in Edinburgh after an investigation into the party's finances.
As the SNP’s long-standing chief executive, Murrell oversaw the party’s rocketing rise in popularity and a large influx of new…
Peter Murrell's embezzlement of SNP funds is a giant fraud on Scots as well as on the party and its supporters.
Ex-Scottish National Party chief pleads guilty to embezzling funds
