{"id":348527,"date":"2026-06-02T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T08:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/peter-murrell-in-court-following-snp-embezzlement-plea\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T09:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T08:00:38","slug":"peter-murrell-in-court-following-snp-embezzlement-plea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/peter-murrell-in-court-following-snp-embezzlement-plea\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Murrell in court following SNP embezzlement plea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Dx9OstKbhj4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Murrell in court following SNP embezzlement plea\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dx9OstKbhj4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Watch live from Edinburgh High Court, with a hearing taking place in relation to former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell. It follows his guilty plea to embezzling \u00a3400,310.65 from the Scottish National Party. <\/p>\n<p>Murrell, 61, admitted the charges at a hearing at Edinburgh&#8217;s High Court on 25 May. The former chief executive, who is Nicola Sturgeon&#8217;s estranged husband, was charged with embezzling the funds from the SNP between August 2010 and October 2022. <\/p>\n<p>Murrell has admitted using SNP money to buy items including a motorhome and luxury goods, and towards the purchase of two cars.  <\/p>\n<p>#scotland #snp #nicolasturgeon #sturgeon #scottishindependence #uk #unitedkingdom #skynews #breakingnews #live <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch live from Edinburgh High Court, with a hearing taking place in relation to former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell. It follows his guilty plea to embezzling \u00a3400,310.65 from the Scottish National Party. Murrell, 61, admitted the charges at a hearing at Edinburgh&#8217;s High Court on 25 May. 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