SNP and Green MSPs have blocked a Holyrood inquiry into Peter Murrell. But the party still faces questions over how its former chief executive was able to steal so much money.

Nicola Sturgeon's estranged husband will be sentenced next week.

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says the SNP will struggle to keep a lid on a scandal that is consuming the party.

EXCLUSIVE: The original indictment also claimed Murrell spent nicked SNP cash on the day of his late father's funeral, but this claim was later dropped.

Peter Murrell bought gifts for years on the significant date as calls for an inquiry grow.

Criminal Record has brought together a round-up of today's biggest crime stories.

The Sunday Mal can reveal hours after the SNP lost a third of its Westminster seats in 2017 – including Alex Salmond’s Gordon constituency – Murrell bought a black Bremont ALT1 World Timer for £4795.

EXCLUSIVE: The former MP said it "beggars belief how one person could embezzle nearly half a million pounds over more than a decade without anyone else knowing".

Pro-independence MSPs have been accused of dodging scrutiny after the Greens refused to join other opposition parties in demanding a probe into Nicola Sturgeon's estranged husband.

EXCLUSIVE: The Crown Office has faced questions over why a plea deal with Nicola Sturgeon's husband was needed given the weight of evidence against him.

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says the First Minister could undo the progress he has made over the past two years with his opposition to any inquiry.

Pro-independence MSPs rejected plans for the Scottish Parliament to investigate.

Supporters of a Commons investigation believe evidence should be taken in Scotland.

EXCLUSIVE: The gushing tweet by Ross Greer has now been deleted.

In his Daily Record column, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar urges MSPs to back his party's plan for an inquiry into the issues raised by Murrell's embezzlement.

The corrupt former SNP chief executive had a villa in Portugal believed to be worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

The cash for seats allegation has intensified demands for a parliamentary inquiry after Murrell admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party.

The embezzlement carried out by Nicola Sturgeon's estranged husband "could not have been simpler in its execution", a leading legal figure claimed.

The party's governing body has agreed to a proposal by John Swinney to launch legal action against Nicola Sturgeon's estranged husband.

Prosecutors said the spending spree undertaken by Nicola Sturgeon's estranged husband was funded "principally" by SNP membership fees and donations - leading for calls to explain where the rest of the cash came from.

The ham-fisted excuses thought up by Peter Murrell to justify his huge embezzlement are scarcely believable and raise more questions about why he wasn't caught sooner, says Chris McCall

The images of the most infamous vehicle in recent Scottish political history were shared by the Crown Office as Peter Murrell returned to court for another hearing.

The estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon previously pled guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh to a massive financial fraud against the SNP.

EXCLUSIVE: In a letter to parliament chiefs, Neil Bibby warned a "culture of secrecy and cover-up where those who speak out are shut down or ostracised cannot be allowed to continue".

EXCLUSIVE: Sean Clerkin said the former SNP leader's interview with Laura Kuenssberg had only made campaigners demanding refunds from the party "even more determined".

The former first minister refused to accept responsibility or say sorry after the party she led was fleeced for a decade by her estranged husband, Peter Murrell. But what did we learn from Sturgeon's interview with Laura Kuenssberg?

Labour's Pat McFadden has called on MSPs at the Scottish Parliament to "step up to the plate and show that it can do this".

The First Minister said he had not called former MPs Douglas Chapman and Joanna Cherry - both of whom resigned from the SNP's governing body in 2021.

The former SNP leader flatly refused to accept whistleblowers were blocked from trying to raise issues with the party's accounts.

The former First Minister's estranged husband Peter Murrell pleaded guilty this week to embezzling from the SNP.