But then amid dramatic scenes at Holyrood last week, the Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC revealed that Mr Swinney and Ms Constance HAD been informed on March 20, 2025. Their farcical claim that disclosing when John Swinney was informed about the Peter Murrell charges would risk contempt of court was utter nonsense. And, by making that very information public herself, the Lord Advocate has just proved they were lying. This is the latest extraordinary twist in the "corruption" row involving the Lord Advocate and the Scottish Government. View 3 Images Peter Murrell (Image: Getty)Ms Bain – who was forced to deny she was "corrupt" – said such briefings were routine, although she was unable to specify any other examples.

Source: Express February 28, 2026 13:37 UTC