Three Holyrood committees decline to work with UK Parliament on party finances

The three Holyrood committees responded declining the invitation from the Scottish Affairs Committee (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

Three Holyrood committees have declined to work jointly with a UK Parliament committee on further scrutiny of party finances.

In July, the Scottish Affairs Committee (SAC) agreed that its chairwoman, Patricia Ferguson, should write to Scottish Parliament committees to “explore the potential” for “joint working” on the Peter Murrell embezzlement case.