Former Scotland First Minister Humza Yousaf has said Peter Murrell, the SNP’s former chief executive, “betrayed” the party. Murrell was jailed for five years for embezzling hundreds of thousands of pounds from the SNP.
In an interview for ‘The Real Question with Shehab Khan’, Yousaf said he had not spoken to Murrell, who is Nicola Sturgeon’s ex-husband, but would appreciate the chance to “look him in the eye” and confront him.
Yousaf, who had the top job in Scotland from March 2023 until May 2024, also discussed how he felt during what he described as the most traumatic experience of his family’s life, when his in-laws were trapped in Gaza following the attacks on October 7, 2023.
Here are some other topics Shehab pressed Yousaf on:
The impact on his family after an increase in Islamophobia and racism
His public clashes with Elon Musk
The end of his time as First Minister and the collapse of his power-sharing deal
The challenges facing Scotland as anti-immigrant rhetoric ramps up
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