Chris McCall
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Pyramid schemer. In today's Record.
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SNP confirms it plans to launch a court action to claw back some of the £400,000 Peter Murrell embezzled. But process could take years.
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SNP to demand stolen cash back from Peter Murrell
The party's governing body has agreed to a proposal by John Swinney to launch legal action against Nicola Sturgeon's estranged husband.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/snp-demand-stolen-cash-back-37246732?z
5 days ago
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Angela Constance attempts to shrug off questions about how the SNP spent £660,000 of donations as an "internal party matter". Don't think that's going to cut it, given many of the donors weren't SNP members.
5 days ago
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It's taken the best part of a decade for the SNP to finally admit the "ring-fenced" £600,000 was spent long ago. Many of those who donated in 2017 were not party members, but committed independence supporters who thought they were helping a referendum campaign.
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Pyramid schemer. In today's Record.
6 days ago
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John Swinney was under pressure last night to explain if Peter Murrell had embezzled cash from the taxpayer as well as from SNP members.
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John Swinney urged to explain if taxpayers' cash funded Murrell embezzlement
Prosecutors said the spending spree undertaken by Nicola Sturgeon's estranged husband was funded "principally" by SNP membership fees and donations - leading for calls to explain where the rest of the...
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/john-swinney-urged-explain-taxpayers-37237294
6 days ago
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Understatement.
add a skeleton here at some point
7 days ago
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NEW: Scottish Parliament rejects Labour demand for an urgent debate on whether an inquiry should investigate the Peter Murrell scandal. SNP and Greens opposed. Labour source: “The SNP have shut down debate in their own party and now don’t want to debate the issue in Holyrood”.
7 days ago
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The Peter Murrell scandal is "embarrassing" Scotland on the world stage, a former first minister has warned.
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Peter Murrell scandal is 'embarrassing' for Scotland on the world stage
Nicola Sturgeon's estranged husband pled guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from the SNP.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/peter-murrell-scandal-embarrassing-scotland-37235910?z=
7 days ago
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The £124,000 motorhome purchased by Peter Murrell using SNP cash had just four miles on the clock when it was seized by police, a court has heard.
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Peter Murrell motorhome had just four miles on the clock when seized by police
The prosecution cast doubts on Murrell's original claims the now infamous campervan had been bought for political campaigning.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/peter-murrell-motorhome-just-four-37235612
7 days ago
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Peter Murrell back in court at 9.30am. Judge Lord Young will hear the prosecution “narrative” at the hearing - a statement that has been agreed with the defence.
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Peter Murrell back in court today ahead of sentencing over £400,000 embezzlement
The estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon previously pled guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh to a massive financial fraud against the SNP.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/peter-murrell-back-court-prosecutors-37232467
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Scottish Labour has demanded an urgent debate at Holyrood this week on establishing a parliamentary inquiry into the Peter Murrell scandal.
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Peter Murrell scandal: Labour demands debate at Holyrood on need for inquiry
EXCLUSIVE: In a letter to parliament chiefs, Neil Bibby warned a "culture of secrecy and cover-up where those who speak out are shut down or ostracised cannot be allowed to continue".
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/peter-murrell-scandal-labour-demands-37232816
7 days ago
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Nicola Sturgeon gave an "Oscar-winning performance" during her set-piece interview on the Peter Murrell scandal, the man whose complaint sparked the Operation Branchform investigation has said.
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Nicola Sturgeon BBC interview on Peter Murrell was 'Oscar-winning performance'
EXCLUSIVE: Sean Clerkin said the former SNP leader's interview with Laura Kuenssberg had only made campaigners demanding refunds from the party "even more determined".
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-bbc-interview-peter-37231523
8 days ago
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Today’s Record splash
8 days ago
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Chris McCall
Record Politics
9 days ago
How the Sunday Mail exposed SNP denials, spin and downright lies
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How Sunday Mail exposed SNP denials, spin and downright lies
The party reacted with fury to our story, insisting we were being taken in by “swivel-eyed loons”.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/how-sunday-mail-exposed-snp-37227333
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Jackie Baillie: "The Peter Murrell scandal will not disappear through carefully managed interviews"
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Defiant Nicola Sturgeon refuses to apologise for Peter Murrell scandal
Scottish Labour warned the Peter Murrell scandal was "not story of domestic deception that can be brushed under the carpet".
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/defiant-nicola-sturgeon-refuses-apologise-37228240
9 days ago
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Pat McFadden: "The SNP has been protected by a claim to virtue, which is often denied to those elsewhere in the UK, particularly to England"
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SNP 'surrounded itself with control and secrecy'
Labour's Pat McFadden has called on MSPs at the Scottish Parliament to "step up to the plate and show that it can do this".
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/snp-surrounded-itself-control-secrecy-37228153?Z=
9 days ago
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John Swinney today admitted he hasn't spoken to Douglas Chapman or Joanna Cherry - who both quit the SNP's governing body in 2021 after raising concerns about the party's books - since Peter Murrell's conviction.
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John Swinney admits he hasn't spoken to whistleblowers since Murrell conviction
The First Minister said he had not called former MPs Douglas Chapman and Joanna Cherry - both of whom resigned from the SNP's governing body in 2021.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/john-swinney-admits-hasnt-spoken-37227898
9 days ago
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Nicola Sturgeon has claimed she never "consciously" saw a campervan bought by Peter Murrell with stolen money as it was parked "round the side" of her mother-in-law's house.
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Sturgeon says she never saw motorhome as it was 'round the side of the house'
The former SNP leader flatly refused to accept whistleblowers were blocked from trying to raise issues with the party's accounts.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-insists-never-saw-37227780
9 days ago
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Peter Murrell bought 108 toilet rolls just hours before then First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warned the public against panic buying during the Covid pandemic.
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Murrell bought 108 toilet rolls hours before Sturgeon's Covid panic buy warning
Just 48 hours later, Sturgeon appeared at a press conference urging Scots not to panic buy and to “apply common sense” amid supermarket shortages as the pandemic loomed.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/peter-murrell-bought-108-toilet-37226439
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Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell were "tight" and made decisions "around the breakfast table instead of the boardroom", a former senior SNP adviser has said.
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Ex-SNP adviser: "Sturgeon and Murrell made decisions round the breakfast table"
EXCLUSIVE: A former SNP strategist has shed new light on the close working relationship between the couple that ran the party for more than a decade.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-peter-murrell-made-37220634
10 days ago
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"Ms Sturgeon has made her position perfectly clear, there will be no further comment"
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Nicola Sturgeon 'signed resignation letter to the King' with £500 Montblanc pen
Peter Murrell's love of the luxury Montblanc brand was revealed by prosecutors this week after he spent £24,000 of SNP cash on the high-end German firm.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-signed-resignation-letter-37217790
11 days ago
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Nicola Sturgeon tells a book festival in Ireland she was “completely exonerated” and “totally cleared” after a “lengthy” and “very forensic” police investigation.
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Nicola Sturgeon claims 'this has been the worst week of my life'
The former first minister told an audience at an Irish book festival she had been "deceived, lied to, and betrayed" by her estranged husband's embezzlement.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-claims-this-been-37218640
12 days ago
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All SNP MSPs/MPs were paying a £250 monthly donation to the party during the years of Peter Murrell's embezzlement. When it was suggested the amount was raised, some refused "By this point it was understood by many in the group that Murrell was going to be found guilty" 👇
12 days ago
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Statement from Aamer Anwar issued on behalf of Nicola Sturgeon: "It would appear some ‘armchair detectives’ think they are better placed than the gold-plated investigation of Police Scotland and now wish to try Ms Sturgeon for crimes she has not committed"
13 days ago
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John Swinney hit out at what he described as the "politicisation" of Peter Murrell's decision to plead guilty to embezzlement.
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John Swinney claims 'no need' for Holyrood inquiry into Peter Murrell
The First Minister hit out at what he described as the "politicisation" of Peter Murrell's decision to plead guilty to embezzlement.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/john-swinney-claims-no-need-37211008?2=
13 days ago
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Downing Street spokesman: "The UK Government does not support independence or another referendum. “People need and want their governments focused on the issues that really matter — economic growth, the cost of living, and public services. Our focus must be on delivery, not division"
14 days ago
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"People who are their most vociferous supporters - asked to put their hard-earned cash into a movement that they believed in... and what did people that were charged with responsibility do? "They robbed them of that opportunity"
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SNP ridiculed for 'painful lack of awareness' over independence debate
John Swinney was told his timing was "comical" as he once again attempted to kick-start another campaign for independence.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/snp-ridiculed-painful-lack-awareness-37206928
14 days ago
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This independence debate at Holyrood later is going to be some laugh.
14 days ago
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Chris McCall
Record Politics
14 days ago
Record View: Murrell is the man awaiting sentence but the SNP is also in the dock.
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Peter Murrell embezzlement scandal could prove very costly for SNP
The scandal has eroded the Scottish public's trust in the political system, says Record View.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/peter-murrell-embezzlement-scandal-could-37204118
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Nicola Sturgeon has released a further statement through her solicitor, Aamer Anwar. "In respect of any items I was aware of Peter having purchased, I had no reason to doubt that he had used his own money"
15 days ago
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No refunds: John Swinney tells SNP members not to expect any cash back from the IndyRef2 fundraiser which kick-started Operation Branchform.
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John Swinney says members who donated to IndyRef fundraiser won't get refunds
Swinney - who was in charge of the party when Peter Murrell was first appointed chief executive of the SNP - said he was "gutted" by the chain of events which led to Operation Branchform.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/john-swinney-says-snp-members-37202900
15 days ago
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Asked if SNP members who donated money for independence campaigning will now have it returned to them, John Swinney says: “We don’t have that money, it’s been stolen from us”
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Nicola Sturgeon: "To be clear: I had no knowledge or suspicion whatsoever that he (Peter Murrell) was using SNP funds for personal purposes. "I am utterly appalled that he did so and cannot begin to understand why."
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In March 2021, Nicola Sturgeon warned SNP officials to be “very careful” about suggesting there was “any problems” with the party's accounts.
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Operation Branchform's most shocking moments as Peter Murrell pleads guilty
As Scotland's highest-profile criminal investigation concludes, the Record looks back at some of the key moments from the incredible case.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/operation-branchforms-most-shocking-moments-37201196
15 days ago
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Peter Murrell pleads guilty. Remanded in custody until sentencing on June 23.
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Peter Murrell is due in court at 10am.
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Peter Murrell faces court as cost of police probe into SNP finances hits £2.1m
The former SNP chief exec is due to appear in court on Monday accused of embezzling funds from the party.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/peter-murrell-faces-court-cost-37197023
15 days ago
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Jenny Gilruth describes public sector reform as "exciting" - perhaps not how the civil service will be viewing it this morning as job losses loom.
19 days ago
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Shelter has criticised John Swinney's decision to "downgrade" Housing from a specific Cabinet post to a shared portfolio with Social Justice. It comes as Scotland continues to face a housing emergency, with 1000s living in temporary accommodation.
20 days ago
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Unions representing public sector workers will be look on with horror at the appointment of a Cabinet minister with the role of "Public Service Reform". Job cuts on the way.
20 days ago
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Jenny Gilruth named Deputy First Minister as John Swinney reshuffles SNP Cabinet
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Jenny Gilruth named Deputy First Minister as John Swinney reshuffles SNP Cabinet
Gilruth, the MSP for Glenrothes, formerly served as Education Secretary under both Humza Yousaf and John Swinney.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/jenny-gilrtuh-named-deputy-first-37182012?3=
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The multiple missed opportunities by the authorities to help these children, who were clearly in huge distress, is genuinely shocking.
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Shocking 'Beastie House' abuse report shows 25 missed chances to rescue kids
Learning Review reveals catalogue of shocking oversights that led to sustained, barbaric abuse of vulnerable children over 16 years
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/shocking-beastie-house-paedophile-abuse-37178986
20 days ago
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Pressure growing to open second safe consumption room in Edinburgh as drug deaths in the capital soar
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Drug deaths soar in Edinburgh amid calls for second safe consumption facility
EXCLUSIVE: Campaigners working to end Scotland's shameful record as the drug deaths capital of Europe have said opening a second site would play a crucial role in creating a nationwide network.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/drug-deaths-soar-edinburgh-calls-37172733
20 days ago
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A damning assessment of John Swinney's plan to cap food prices in supermarkets. The Scottish Retail Consortium: "Everyone in the food supply chain looks at this and goes, this is at best a gimmick, and at worst it'll have a pretty damaging impact on our food supply chain"
21 days ago
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Chris McCall
Record Politics
22 days ago
Holyrood can't go into hiding any time disorder rears its head at Scottish football
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Holyrood can't hide any time disorder rears its head at Scottish football
Politics and football don't always mix - but MSPs must make their views known on important matters of public safety, says Chris McCall
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/holyrood-cant-go-hiding-any-37171908
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John Swinney on disorder in the Trongate: "There was a very clear contrast at the weekend - in Edinburgh, the City Council and Hearts had agreed a plan as to what would happen should Hearts have been successful, and in Glasgow that wasn't the case with Celtic"
22 days ago
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Chris McCall
Record Politics
23 days ago
M8 motorway demolition in Glasgow could take inspiration from 'New York and San Fransisco'
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M8 motorway demolition in Glasgow could take inspiration from 'San Fransisco'
The Woodside viaducts are crumbling - despite tens of millions of pounds being spent on propping them up - and some residents want radical alternatives to be considered.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/m8-motorway-demolition-glasgow-could-37168083
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Scottish Government statement on the aftermath of Celtic's title win yesterday: "The disgraceful scenes of violence and disorder that took place in Glasgow are completely unacceptable and we strongly condemn all abusive and antisocial behaviour"
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Glasgow MP Zubir Ahmed - who resigned as a UK Government minister last week - claims there is "no mood" for a Scottish Labour leadership contest. Ahmed adds there is support within Scottish Labour for Wes Streeting to replace Keir Starmer.
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It's easy to overstate the similarities between the SNP and Plaid Cymru. One has explicitly ruled out a referendum on independence in the next five years to focus on domestic priorities. The other hasn't.
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Plaid Cymru shows SNP nationalist government doesn't have to be all independence
It's easy to overstate the similarities between the SNP and the Welsh nationalists. But when it comes to independence, one is miles further down the road than the other, says Chris McCall
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/plaid-cymru-shows-snp-nationalist-37155317
23 days ago
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Kenny Gibson, the newly elected Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, has come a long way from being a solitary SNP councillor for the Mosspark ward in Glasgow in the 1990s - an era of almost total dominance by Labour of municipal politics.
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