Kemi Badenoch Vows to Split Dual Role of Lord Advocate Amid 'Corruption' Row

Kemi Badenoch vows to split dual role of Lord Advocate amid 'corruption' row

The UK Tory leader called the current set up an ‘absurd state of affairs’

Everything you need to know about the Peter Murrell memo row

A ROW over a memo sent to John Swinney on the embezzlement charges against Peter Murrell has sparked a debate over the dual role of the Lord…

SNP 'investigating themselves' over Peter Murrell embezzlement claims Kemi Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch says she would seek cross-party support to amend the Scotland Act and split the Lord Advocate’s dual role after SNP row.

Tories would end dual role of Lord Advocate, says Badenoch amid Murrell memo row

The Conservative leader made the vow while addressing the Scottish Tory conference in Edinburgh on Friday. A Conservative UK government would split the dual role of Scotland’s top law officer, Kemi Badenoch has said. The announcement comes after it was revealed Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC had informed the First Minister on January 19 that former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell – Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband – had been charged with emb…