Burnham v Swinney: will the UK PM overshadow the SNP’s conference? Prime minister presents new kind of challenge for SNP, and his Scottish visit will loom large over its big event The Guardian - UK · Oct 15
Swinney says he and Sturgeon ‘still friends’ despite election campaign criticism The Scottish First Minister was also asked about efforts to recoup the money embezzled from the SNP by Peter Murrell. Evening Standard · Oct 11
Wings Over Scotland raises £30k for court challenge over SNP referendum fund POLICE and prosecutors are set to be taken to court over the decision not to charge anyone in relation to some £600,000 raised by the SNP to fight a second independence referendum ... The National (Scotland) · Oct 5
Peter Murrell’s legal aid withdrawn by funding body The development comes ahead of a proceeds of crime hearing in December. Evening Standard · Sep 30
Peter Murrell has legal aid withdrawn after financial circumstances emerge PETER Murrell's legal aid has been withdrawn after questions were asked about whether public money should fund his legal defence despite his… The National (Scotland) · Sep 30
How Nicola Sturgeon is embracing London life on a houseboat Sturgeon is using her time in London to train for a half-marathon next spring Evening Standard · Sep 20
Gordon Brown intervened in police SNP investigation, reports say POLICE Scotland’s investigation into SNP finances “stepped up dramatically” after an intervention from former prime minister Gordon Brown, it… The National (Scotland) · Sep 20
Legal hearing on recovering £400k embezzled by Peter Murrell pushed back three months A PROCEEDS of Crime Act hearing for Peter Murrell, concerning the sum of more than £400,000 he embezzled from the SNP, has been postponed to… The National (Scotland) · Sep 11
Peter Murrell’s proceeds of crime hearing for SNP embezzlement postponed The hearing, which will determine the confiscation of funds he stole from the party, will now take place in December. Evening Standard · Sep 11
Reform hate 'two-tier policing'. So is a blue tent going up at Nigel Farage's? Nigel Farage told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg that he “wasn’t even listening” – an excuse so brazen that it is reminiscent of the… The National (Scotland) · Sep 10
Scottish Labour MPs press ahead with 'Peter Murrell probes' after Holyrood snub A WESTMINSTER committee has opened two inquiries into the funding of political parties in Scotland and the role of the country’s top prosecutor,… The National (Scotland) · Sep 10
MPs launch party funding inquiry after Peter Murrell’s embezzlement from SNP The Scottish Affairs Committee will also investigate the dual role of the Lord Advocate in Scotland. Evening Standard · Sep 9
Three Holyrood committees decline to work with UK Parliament on party finances The request followed the Peter Murrell embezzlement case. Evening Standard · Sep 7
Nigel Farage 'wants to buy the Peter Murrell campervan to tour Scotland' Nigel Farage wants to buy the campervan jailed former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell bought with party funds – as Reform UK become increasingly… The National (Scotland) · Sep 6
The National (Scotland) · Aug 26 Channel 5 to make TV movie about Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell CHANNEL 5 have commissioned a TV movie on Peter Murrell’s £400,000 embezzlement from the SNP, it has been announced.
Evening Standard · Aug 26 5 commissions drama about relationship between Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell The one-time chief executive of the SNP was sentenced to five years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to embezzlement.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26 Channel 5 drama to examine how Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband stole SNP funds To Nicola, Love Peter will focus on couple’s relationship during 12-year period of embezzlement and fallout of case
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26 ‘I remember going: oh hello!’ Dara Ó Briain on comedy, coolness, cruelty and finding his birth parents The standup has been the host of the panel show Mock the Week for more than two decades. As it returns to UK screens, he discusses its years as a macho bear pit, the dearth of jokes about Brexit – and why it’s important to punch up
The National (Scotland) · Aug 23 Decision not to charge Nicola Sturgeon 'merits scrutiny', information watchdog says QUESTIONS around the decision not to charge Nicola Sturgeon following a police investigation into the SNP “merit further scrutiny” – and…
Evening Standard · Aug 18 Sturgeon says she was ‘never even considered for prosecution’ over SNP cash Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon was speaking at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
The National (Scotland) · Aug 13 Nicola Sturgeon and Joanna Cherry must drop 'tedious' feud, says former aide NICOLA Sturgeon, Joanna Cherry and JK Rowling must drop their “tedious” feud and observe “a period of dignified silence over the remainder of…
The National (Scotland) · Aug 12 SNP MP blasts 'Unionist cronies and aristocrats' plotting Peter Murrell probe CALLS for a Lords probe into the SNP over the Peter Murrell scandal have been dismissed by an MP.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 8 Nicola Sturgeon ‘has not spoken to’ estranged husband, Peter Murrell, since he was jailed Scotland’s former first minister says she will not visit Murrell in prison, where he is serving five-year sentence for embezzling SNP funds
The National (Scotland) · Aug 8 'Sexism is fuelling claims I knew about Peter Murrell's crimes', Nicola Sturgeon says NICOLA Sturgeon has said that “sexism and misogyny” are a big part of the reason that people have alleged that she knew about Peter Murrell’s…