John Swinney

What a night to be in Boston to see Scotland win against Haiti and get this World Cup campaign off to a flying start.

The top army are in great voice.

They've been out in Boston, a true credit to our country and back home.

Scotland will be alight with enthusiasm and joy for the performance of our team.

So, let's take it to Monaco on Friday.

And to Andy Robertson and to Steve Clarke, our warmest thanks.

We couldn't be more proud of you for the performance tonight.

Well, what actually happened, we now know, is that there was criminality underway, that Peter Murrell was deceiving people, that he was, as the police statement said, in the aftermath of the court guilty plea on Monday.

that invoices were being forged, that items were being miscoded, that essentially there was a whole elaborate set of arrangements in place to ensure that Peter was covering his tracks.

Now, that is what happened.

We now know that there was a criminal act underway.

in those elections.

Well, Nicola Sturgeon has made clear in her statement, I suspect you will have seen that today, that she was unaware of any of these issues.

Can I ask you if you believe that?

I do believe that, yes.

I do believe that.

And I think the statement that Nicola has made conveys the depth of her personal agony about this.