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John Swinney doubles down against inquiry into SNP over Peter Murrell's crimes

JOHN Swinney has insisted the SNP have rebuilt trust with voters as he batted away calls for an inquiry into how Peter Murrell was able to embezzle…

The National (Scotland) · May 31

I've been left hurt and traumatised by Peter Murrell's crime, Nicola Sturgeon says

NICOLA Sturgeon has said she is angry at the hurt and trauma caused by her estranged husband, former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, after he…

The National (Scotland) · May 31

Nicola Sturgeon says it's 'completely wrong' to assume she saw items Murrell bought

NICOLA Sturgeon has said the “assumption” that she knew her estranged husband, former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, had bought many items…

The National (Scotland) · May 31

Streeting backs North Sea licences and national insurance cut

He reiterated his support for the UK’s eventual return to the EU.

Evening Standard · May 30

Forming a party wouldn’t make independents less independent. It would strengthen a centrist bloc

A party structure could help independents better work together on common ground, while retaining the very thing that made them attractive in the first place

The Guardian - AU · May 30

Green leaders warn party it must listen to Reform voters’ concerns to confront inequality

Zack Polanski and Caroline Lucas say party must seek to understand why disenfranchised electorate were attracted to Nigel Farage’s party

The Guardian - UK · May 30

‘Bigger and better than ever’: how Durham Pride beat Reform’s funding axe with help from the miners

Solidarity between LGBTQ+ people and unions has saved an event denied ‘a single penny’ of council money

The Guardian - UK · May 30

Sajid Javid says backing Liz Truss to lead Tories was his ‘biggest political mistake’

Former chancellor also tells Hay festival ‘good riddance’ to Tory MPs defecting to Reform

The Guardian - UK · May 30

John Swinney insists voters have 'strong confidence' in SNP after Murrell scandal

JOHN Swinney has insisted voters have “strong confidence” in the SNP following former chief executive Peter Murrell’s admission that he…

The National (Scotland) · May 30

Scotland has ‘trust’ in SNP, insists Swinney after Murrell embezzlement plea

Peter Murrell is set to be sentenced in June, the same month the SNP faces by-election contests in Aberdeen South and in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry.

Evening Standard · May 30