Ex-SNP MP Natalie McGarry admits embezzling £25,000

Natalie McGarry leaving Glasgow sheriff court. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PAThe former Scottish National party politician Natalie McGarry has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £25,000 from pro-independence campaign groups, some of which she appropriated while sitting as MP for Glasgow East. The 37-year-old, who was one of 56 SNP MPs elected to the Commons in the 2015 general election, admitted at Glasgow sheriff court on Wednesday to taking money from Women for Independence (WFI) and