The cheek of a man on his income, with his lifestyle and with a holiday home in Portugal, pleading poverty to exploit a legal aid system his party has hollowed out while in government is not only staggering but is a slap in the face to Scottish taxpayers.
Criticizing Peter Murrell's use of legal aid.
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But when an offer comes from the Prime Minister to go and serve in Government, it's an offer you really can't refuse.
If Peter Murrell is now in a position to pay back legal aid, he should do so.
This damning analysis lays bare the disastrous scale of the crisis in our NHS under the SNP.
This is a national scandal. Not only has Peter Murrell scammed SNP members, independence supporters, and potentially taxpayers, but now it seems he has scammed the legal aid system.
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