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Peter Murrell Pleads Guilty to Embezzling £400,000 from SNP

The admission raises fresh questions about party financial controls ahead of a June 23 sentencing and fuller facts to be read in court on June 2.

Eljamel Inquiry Explains Hearing Delay as Venue Safety Risk Blocks Public Access

Jordan Linden Appeals Conviction After 18-Month Sentence

Trump Congratulates Swinney After SNP Wins Most Seats in Scotland

Transgender Prisoner Charged in Alleged Sexual Assault at HMP Greenock Women’s Wing

Sarwar Denies Seeking Reform UK Pact, Urges Voters to Reject the Party

Published Messages Appear to Show Senior SNP Figures Coordinating Over Salmond Allegations

SNP Pledges National Classroom Phone Ban if Re-Elected

SNP Suspends Tracy Carragher and Drops Her as Candidate After Linden Verdict

Alexander Dennis Proposes Falkirk Closure and Larbert Shift With 115 Jobs at Risk

Holyrood Rejects Assisted Dying Bill, 69–57, After Final Free Vote

Holyrood Opens Final Stage on Assisted Dying Bill With 300+ Amendments and a Tight Vote Looming

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Seals Cancer Ward Rooms and Moves Patients for Planned Upgrades

Scottish Government Plans Direct Four‑Vessel Award to Ferguson Marine to Safeguard Clyde Shipyard

Swinney Defends Lord Advocate Briefings After Papers Show 2025 Murrell Update

Swinney Backs Lord Advocate as Furor Over Murrell Briefing Intensifies

Swinney Pressed Over Early Briefing on Murrell Indictment as Hearing Pushed to May

Scottish Minister Refuses to Guarantee Bus Driver’s Killer Will Lose Free Travel

Indictment Alleges Peter Murrell Embezzled £459,000 From SNP Over 12 Years as Hearing Nears

Millionaire Drummer Paul McManus Takes Over, Funds Salmond Misfeasance Case Against Scottish Government