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SNP blocks inquiry into Murrell scandal
MSPs backed an independent review of party finances by 70 votes to 53 after Labour’s bid for a Holyrood inquiry was blocked.
- On Wednesday, the Scottish Parliament rejected a specific inquiry into Peter Murrell's embezzlement scandal, instead passing a Scottish Greens amendment calling for an independent investigation into all political party finances by 70 votes to 53.
- Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 over a 12-year period, prompting widespread calls for a parliamentary probe into the party's financial governance.
- During the debate, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar urged MSPs to "learn lessons," describing the embezzlement as the "greatest political scandal since devolution" in Scotland.
- SNP Minister for Parliamentary Business Jamie Hepburn blocked the specific inquiry, telling MSPs that competing parties scrutinizing each other creates an "obvious conflict of interest."
- Westminster's Scottish Affairs Committee has delayed its decision on launching an independent probe, awaiting Holyrood's next steps following the vote on party finances.
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution55% Left
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55% Left
L 55%
C 27%
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