A timeline of the police investigation into the SNP's funding and finances, known as Operation Branchform, which has concluded with the guilty plea entered by former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell for embezzling more than £400,000

Among those implicated in the inquiry is Peter Murrell, the husband of Nicola Sturgeon, who has been charged with allegedly embezzling nearly £460,000 from the party

Murrell, who was the nationalists' chief executive for 22 years, pleaded guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh this morning.

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has been remanded into custody after pleading guilty to embezzling £400,310.65 from the party at the High Court in Edinburgh.

Former husband of Nicola Sturgeon admits reduced charges in court after deal with prosecutors

Murrell pleaded guilty to the charges when he appeared in court

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Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell pleaded guilty on Monday morning when he appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh.

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell pleaded guilty on Monday morning when he appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh.

Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP), has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party over a 12-year period, in one of…

A timeline of the police investigation into the SNP's funding and finances, known as Operation Branchform, which has concluded with the guilty plea entered by former SNP chief…

Peter Murrell, the SNP's former chief executive, admitted to using party funds to splash out luxury goods, including a £124,000 motorhome, watches, fountain pens and cars

The Scottish National Party's former chief executive, Peter Murrell, has admitted embezzling about £400,000 of party funds to fund a lavish lifestyle.

The Scottish National Party's former chief executive, Peter Murrell, has admitted embezzling about £400,000 from the political party to fund a lavish lifestyle.

The Scottish National Party's former chief executive, Peter Murrell, has admitted embezzling about £400,000 of party funds to fund a lavish lifestyle.

Peter Murrell's embezzlement of SNP funds is a giant fraud on Scots as well as on the party and its supporters.

Peter Murrell was chief executive of the SNP for 22 years.

Peter Murrell is the former husband of ex-SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, who suddenly resigned in 2023, shortly before she was arrested as part of the probe into the party's finances.

Peter Murrell admitted the offences at the High Court in Edinburgh after an investigation into the party's finances.

STEPHEN DAISLEY: Far from marking the end of the SNP finances scandal, Peter Murrell's guilty plea will only up the pressure on Nicola Sturgeon.