John Swinney’s spokesman has refused to say if the First Minister would co-operate should MPs choose to launch a probe into the circumstances that allowed former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell to embezzle more than £400,000 from the party.
With Mr Swinney refusing to sanction an inquiry into what happened at Holyrood, MPs on Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee are expected to consider staging their own inquiry when they meet on Tuesday.
