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Swinney vows ‘absolute confidence’ in Lord Advocate amid row over Murrell memo

Dorothy Bain KC has been accused of giving the SNP leader political advantage with a minute about the case against Peter Murrell.

Evening Standard

Lord Advocate denies giving First Minister ‘political advantage’ in Murrell case

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC faced questions over why details of the charge were given to First Minister John Swinney last month.

Evening Standard

Swinney vows to respect court ‘independence’ amid Murrell charge questions

The First Minister declined to comment on why he was given sight of the indictment weeks before it was made public.

Evening Standard

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Calls for answers about Lord Advocate’s email to FM on Peter Murrell charge

The Conservatives say the First Minister received a ‘private warning’ about the charges against the former SNP chief executive.

Evening Standard

John Swinney briefed on Peter Murrell charges before they became public

The Conservatives say the First Minister received a ‘private warning’ about the charges against the former SNP chief executive

The Independent UK

‘No guarantee’ bus driver’s killer won’t be given free bus pass upon release from prison

Teenager is expected to walk free in 'matter of weeks' after conviction for 2024 attack

The Independent UK

‘Idiotic’ for John Swinney to attack other groups as ‘dodgy’, Anas Sarwar says

The Scottish Labour leader told the SNP the party had ‘huge questions to answer themselves’ as they attacked a Labour think tank.

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Tuesday briefing: The factors that will shape the future of Scotland

In today’s newsletter: As Scottish voters prepare to go to the polls, how can Labour, Reform and the Conservatives capitalise on weakening trust in the SNP?

The Guardian - UK

More than 5,000 violent incidents towards teachers reported in Scottish schools over five years

Data obtained by the Scottish Conservatives through Freedom of Information requests shows 5,222 incidents were recorded between the 2019/20 and 2024/25

The Independent UK

Stephen Flynn says Starmer’s Labour has ‘downed tools’ amid crisis

‘The cost of chaos under the Labour Party is growing and getting worse’, says the SNP Westminster leader

The Independent UK

Swinney: Timing of Murrell embezzlement hearing is matter for the courts

The First Minister spoke after a hearing for former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell was moved until after the election.

The Independent UK

Peter Murrell: Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband accused of embezzling £459,000 from SNP over 12 years

Peter Murrell is accused of embezzling the funds between August 2010 and January 2023

The Independent UK

Millionaire takes over legal rights to Salmond case against Scottish Government

The former first minister took action against the Government, naming Nicola Sturgeon and former top civil servant Leslie Evans specifically.

Evening Standard

Peter Murrell accused of embezzling £459,000 from SNP, court papers show

Ex-husband of Nicola Sturgeon and former CEO of party is due to appear in Glasgow court next Friday

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Lib Dem Budget support does not signal post-election deal with SNP, says Davey

The Scottish Liberal Democrats announced on Thursday they had struck a deal with the Scottish Government.

Evening Standard

Davey joins beach clean as he demands improved sewage spill monitoring

The Lib Dem leader will join campaigners at Portobello Beach on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Jeane Freeman obituary

SNP politician who served as Scottish health secretary and led the government’s response to the covid pandemic

Evening Standard

MSPs vote to back draft Budget as Lib Dems agree deal with Scottish Government

The Lib Dems confirmed they had struck a deal on social care, hospices and hospitality.

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Labour is united behind Sarwar’s bid to be next first minister – Alexander

The Scottish Secretary has sought to downplay divisions within the party after its Scottish leader called on the PM to quit.

Evening Standard

‘Clearly not’: Lucy Powell asked if she would have ennobled Lord Doyle

The peer, who has had the Labour whip removed, earlier apologised and said he believed Morton’s initial assertions of innocence.

Evening Standard

Starmer urged to appoint a woman as first secretary of state to tackle misogyny

It comes as the Prime Minister was accused of ‘stuffing Government with hypocrites and paedophile apologists’.

The Guardian - UK

No 10 confident Sarwar acted alone in call for Starmer to go

Downing Street initially feared Scottish Labour leader’s move was part of a wider leadership challenge

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer still ‘determined’ Anas Sarwar should be Scotland’s next FM

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander said while Mr Sarwar had called for the PM to quit, Sir Keir still wants to see him win May’s Holyrood election.

The Conversation

Anas Sarwar: why did the leader of Scottish Labour call for Keir Starmer’s resignation – and has the move backfired?

Scottish politics has a dual nature. It is significantly distinct from politics in the rest of the United Kingdom, with its own dynamics, parties and leaders. But it can still be affected by events down south. And for the Scottish sections of the UK parties – the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats,…

Evening Standard

Anas Sarwar tells of pain as he calls for ‘friend’ Keir Starmer to quit as PM

The Scottish Labour leader has become the most senior Labour figure to publicly call on Sir Keir to step aside.

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