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Ex-SNP boss admits to embezzling £400,000 | BBC Newscast

The former SNP chief executive has admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party between August 2010 and October 2022, using the money to buy jewellery, cosmetics and a motorhome.

Adam Fleming and Alex Forsyth chat it all through with Patrick Maguire from The Times, in front of an audience at Hay Festival.

00:00 Intro 00:27 What has Peter Murrell admitted to? 04:16 Nicola Sturgeon's reaction 07:08 Why does the SNP keep winning elections in Scotland? 09:04 What's next for the SNP? 11:00 The Makerfield by-election campaign trail 12:01 Is Restore Britain splitting the right-wing vote? 17:09 What is the Green Party's plan in Makerfield? 21:24 Is Nigel Farage changing Reform UK's strategy? 25:00 Is Andy Burnham offering a new Labour model? 27:03 Will Labour have a policy reset? 29:33 Outro

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