Download In court for Peter Murrell’s guilty plea
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Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon says she is “angry” and “hurt” after her estranged husband Peter Murrell (pictured in 2023) admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the SNP.
We talk to the BBC’s David Wallace Lockhart and David Henderson, who was in court to hear the party’s former chief executive plead guilty.
Scotcast is the BBC's Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Natalie Higgins.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk.
Published on Monday, 25th May 2026.
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