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Would a Murrell inquiry tell us anything?

Martin Geissler asks why John Swinney is resisting calls for an inquiry into the embezzlement of SNP money by Peter Murrell.

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Labour’s former first minister Jack McConnell is among those calling for a parliamentary inquiry into the embezzlement of SNP money by the party's former chief executive Peter Murrell (pictured).

We ask the Âé¶¹Éç’s David Wallace Lockhart why the current first minister and SNP leader, John Swinney, is resisting those calls.

Scotcast is the Âé¶¹Éç’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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