Scottish National Party (SNP) co-leader John Swinney says Scotland has “trust” in the SNP following Peter Murrell’s guilty plea over embezzlement allegations, according to reports. Murrell, formerly married to SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, enters the plea after admitting he embezzles money from the SNP between 2010 and 2022, the Daily Record reports. The Evening Standard adds that Murrell is expected to be sentenced in June. That same month, the SNP faces by-election contests in Aberdeen South and in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, as the Evening Standard notes. The Belfast Telegraph reports the same overall development, but provides limited additional detail in the supplied text. Across the coverage, Swinney’s remarks focus on maintaining public confidence in the party amid the legal case. The reports do not present new financial figures beyond the described embezzlement period, and they do not indicate changes to the planned by-election schedule.