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Paul O'Hare

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Senior Journalist @BBCScotlandNews. Ex-Daily Record Crime Correspondent & PA (Glasgow & Belfast). Runner. Views my own. paul.o'hare@bbc.co.uk
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Shame and ridicule - but no motive: Five things we learned as Peter Murrell is jailed

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By Paul O'Hare Verified
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Peter Murrell has been jailed for five years and three months for embezzling more than £400,000 from the SNP. The High Court in Edinburgh had previously been told how the party's former chief executive covered his tracks over a 12-year period. What did we learn from the sentencing hearing - and which questions remain unanswered? 1: Murrell 'accepts full responsibility' Murrell's lawyer, John Scullion KC, said his client had been in a position of trust as SNP chief executive.
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Who is Peter Murrell? The former SNP chief who stole from his party

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By Paul O'Hare Verified, Deirdre Kelly Verified
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Peter Murrell embezzled money from the party he ran for more than a decade [PA Media] As Peter Murrell was sentenced to five years and three months in jail, his lawyer told the High Court in Edinburgh the former SNP chief executive was a man "overwhelmed by feelings of embarrassment and shame". Murrell, the estranged husband of former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon, pleaded guilty last month to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party he ran for more than 20 years.
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Historic by-election win sends message to Labour and SNP - Badenoch

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By Angus Cochrane, Paul O'Hare Verified
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Angus Cochrane - Senior political journalist, BBC Scotland; Paul O'Hare - BBC Scotland Fri, June 19, 2026 at 1:20 PM UTC 5 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kemi Badenoch praised the positivity of Douglas Lumsden's campaign and said his by-election win had national significance [PA Media] Kemi Badenoch says the Scottish Conservatives' first by-election win since 1973 sends a message to Labour and the SNP.
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