I've got SNP MP's 'hacked' emails

Murray vows to publish messages of public interest

- CHRIS MCCALL and ANDREW QUINN

A NOTORIOUS political blogger has claimed he obtained access to the entire email account of an SNP MP.

Craig Murray, a former British diplomat once jailed for contempt of court, said he planned to publish the messages from Stewart McDonald.

The blogger claimed the emails were shared with him by an unnamed third party and he had no part in hacking the MP's account.

The Record reported earlier this week how McDonald, who represents Glasgow South, claimed his emails were hacked by a Russian spy service. 

He feared the messages would be made public after he fell victim to a phishing scam.

In a blog post, Murray said: "I want to reassure Mr McDonald that his hysterical ranting about being hacked by a state intelligence service, when he appears by his own account to have fallen for a phishing scam the average 12-year-old would see through, is hilariously wide of the mark.