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John Swinney reveals 'significant increase' in donations to SNP amid Murrell scandal

JOHN Swinney has revealed how much SNP members have donated since Peter Murrell pleaded guilty to embezzling £400,000 from the party ...

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Labour peer says Westminster should 'consider withdrawing Holyrood powers'

A Labour peer has said Westminster should consider rolling back devolved powers if the SNP does not cooperate with an inquiry into the party's…

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Peter Murrell expected to offer plea deal to pay back embezzled party funds

Peter Murrell is expected to offer to pay back the funds he embezzled from the SNP as part of the legal case his defence lawyers will make at his…

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Why questions over the independence 'fighting fund' will not go away for the SNP

JOHN Swinney is facing repeated questions over the “ring-fenced” fund raised for a second independence referendum.

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SNP in talks with taxman over VAT linked to Murrell purchases, Swinney reveals

The First Minister said his party had started talks with HMRC in the wake of former chief executive Peter Murrell embezzling more than £400,000.

Evening Standard

John Swinney says SNP in talks with HMRC over Peter Murrell tax implications

JOHN Swinney insisted that his comments stating the £650,000 independence fighting fund had been spent is “nothing new”.

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SNP to take legal action to recover £400,000 embezzled by former chief executive Peter Murrell

Former chief executive admitted to embezzling more than £400,000 from the SNP over a 12-year period

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SNP to seek to recoup cash embezzled by former chief executive Murrell

Peter Murrell admitted last week to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party over a period of 12 years.

Evening Standard

Angela Constance: Use of independence cash is ‘internal party matter’ for SNP

The SNP business convener said there has already been a police probe into the party’s finances.

Evening Standard

SNP will pursue Peter Murrell for the money he embezzled from the party

THE SNP will pursue Peter Murrell for the money he embezzled from the party, according to reports ...

The National (Scotland)

How donors feel about the SNP's 'ring-fenced' £600k independence fund being spent

We spoke to current and former SNP members who donated to the fund – as well as the general public who donated – about how they feel about the…

The National (Scotland)

Stephen Flynn warns Scots ‘take dim view’ of Westminster interefering in SNP affairs

PEOPLE in Scotland would take a “dim view” of Westminster politicians “interfering in internal SNP matters”, Stephen Flynn has said.

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SNP candidate on how Peter Murrell scandal has impacted campaign

THE SNP's candidate in a crucial Westminster by-election has said the Peter Murrell scandal has left members with a "sense of…

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Former SNP convener calls for 'structural reforms' amid Murrell embezzlement scandal

A FORMER SNP convener has called for “structural reforms” after Peter Murrell pleaded guilty to embezzling over £400k in party funds ...

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Ex-Sturgeon aide calls for independent inquiry into Murrell embezzlement case

Noel Dolan said a leading lawyer from outside Scotland should investigate.

Evening Standard

SNP is a safe place for whistleblowers, says Swinney amid Murrell case fallout

Some who previously spoke out with concerns around the party’s finances claim to have been ‘demonised’.

Evening Standard

Expert: Murrell may have been trying to heal psychological wound with purchases

Criminologist Dr Nicola Harding spoke about Peter Murrell after details of the former SNP chief executive’s embezzlement of £400,000 were revealed.

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What stolen Scottish party funds bought: Nintendo games, robot lawnmower and a motorhome

Prosecutors have detailed how the estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon embezzled more than 400,000 pounds from the Scottish National Party

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Peter Murrell’s £124k motorhome was driven just four miles before police seized it

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Video games, watches, a motorhome: What was bought in Scottish National Party embezzlement scandal

Prosecutors have detailed how the estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon embezzled more than 400,000 pounds from the Scottish National Party

The Independent UK

Peter Murrell’s £124k motorhome bought with embezzled SNP money had just four miles on the clock

The £124,550 campervan was the most high profile of item bought by the disgraced chief exec with stolen funds

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney says SNP now have 'strongest controls' after Peter Murrell embezzlement

John Swinney has said he has strengthened the governance of the SNP amid new revelations around Peter Murrell’s embezzlement of party funds ...

Evening Standard

Swinney tells of ‘horror’ at Murrell’s ‘colossal breach of trust’

The former husband of Nicola Sturgeon stole more than £400,000 from the SNP over 12 years.

The Independent UK

The rise and fall of Peter Murrell who embezzled £400k from SNP

Murrell oversaw the party’s rocketing rise in popularity and a large influx of new members around the 2014 independence referendum

The Guardian - UK

Motorhome bought by Murrell with stolen SNP money was driven only 4 miles, court told

High court in Edinburgh hears £125K vehicle was described as a van in faked invoice and stocked with luxury goods

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