Key facts
- John Swinney admitted inadequate controls on SNP party cash.
- Public money may have been in a plundered bank account.
- Swinney is under pressure to back an SNP fraud inquiry.
John Swinney has admitted that the Scottish National Party's (SNP) financial controls were not adequate to prevent illicit activities, referred to as "Murrell's thieving." He acknowledged that the systems in place were insufficient to stop such actions and that public money may have been held in a plundered bank account. Swinney is now facing intense pressure to support an SNP fraud inquiry.