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In court for Peter Murrell鈥檚 guilty plea

How the SNP's former chief executive, Peter Murrell, stole 拢400,000 from the party he used to run.

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Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon says she is 鈥渁ngry鈥 and 鈥渉urt鈥 after her estranged husband Peter Murrell (pictured in 2023) admitted embezzling more than 拢400,000 from the SNP.

We talk to the 91福利社鈥檚 David Wallace Lockhart and David Henderson, who was in court to hear the party鈥檚 former chief executive plead guilty.

Scotcast is the 91福利社's Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Natalie Higgins.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk.

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