All news on the topic: Nicola Sturgeon

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Swinney to face FMQs amid Murrell jail fallout
John Swinney will face questions from MSPs at Holyrood on Thursday in the final FMQs before summer recess.
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From campervan to coffee machine: Murrell’s £400k spending exposed
It looks like the haul of a particularly successful Generation Game win. But these household items — and campervan — were what former Scottish National Party chief executive Peter Murrell thought it worth embezzling £400,000 of party funds to buy.
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“ No comment ”: police release Murrell interview clips after £400,000 SNP embezzlement jailing
Videos of Peter Murrell being interrogated by police have been made public after the former SNP chief executive was imprisoned for embezzling over £400,000 from his party.
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Peter Murrell jailed for five years over £400,000 SNP embezzlement scandal
Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National Party, has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison after admitting to embezzlement charges.
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Former Sturgeon adviser backs independent inquiry into Murrell’s £400,000 SNP theft
A former key member of Nicola Sturgeon’s team has backed calls for an inquiry into how her ex-husband was able to embezzle more than £400,000 from the SNP.
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Sturgeon’s £290 stilettos sold for £4,000 to Murrell at SNP gala
A pair of signed stilettos donated by Nicola Sturgeon to be auctioned at an SNP fundraising event were bought back by her former husband, Peter Murrell, it has emerged.
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Nicola Sturgeon returns to public stage after estranged husband’s embezzlement conviction
As Nicola Sturgeon prepares to speak in public in Scotland for the first time this Sunday since the embezzlement conviction of her estranged husband Peter Murrell, it is time to reflect on how the case will affect her political legacy.
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Inside Peter Murrell’s £124,550 luxury motorhome bought with embezzled SNP cash
Pictures revealing the inside of a £124,550 luxury motorhome illicitly purchased by ex-SNP boss Peter Murrell have been released.
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Ex-SNP chief Peter Murrell returns to court after admitting £400,000 embezzlement from party funds
Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has returned to court for a further hearing, after he admitted to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party.
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Calls grow for UK–Scottish joint inquiry into SNP embezzlement scandal involving Peter Murrell
The UK and Scottish parliaments should hold a joint inquiry into Peter Murrell’s financial crimes, former Labour first minister Jack McConnell has said.
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Former SNP Westminster leader backs Nicola Sturgeon despite mounting fallout from £400k fraud scandal
The former SNP leader at Westminster has defended Nicola Sturgeon amid her estranged husband’s embezzlement scandal casting a dark shadow over Holyrood.
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Nicola Sturgeon says she is "serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit" after Murrell fraud admission
A determined Nicola Sturgeon expressed that she feels like she is “serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit” after her estranged husband, former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, admitted to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party.
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Nicola Sturgeon says she was "deceived, betrayed and lied to" by Peter Murrell after SNP embezzlement guilty plea
Nicola Sturgeon stated she was “deceived, betrayed and lied to” by her estranged husband, Peter Murrell, as he embezzled hundreds of thousands of pounds from the SNP.
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Former SNP boss Peter Murrell faces likely lengthy jail term after admitting £400,000 embezzlement
A hefty custodial sentence is almost certain for Peter Murrell after the former SNP chief executive admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party.
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Sturgeon’s "no comment" police interview sparks row after Murrell embezzlement conviction
Nicola Sturgeon’s lawyer has defended her decision to answer "no comment" to detectives’ questions following her arrest as part of a probe into SNP finances.
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"I’m the man with the money": Murrell told jeweller before buying Sturgeon pendant with SNP cash
Peter Murrell reportedly told a jewellery shop owner “I’m the man with the money” during a visit in 2019.
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Starmer demands answers over Peter Murrell’s £400,000 embezzlement case
Sir Keir Starmer has said there are “questions that need to be answered” after former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party.
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Findlay demands explanation for why Sturgeon was not charged in NDP funding probe
Today, Scottish Conservatives are urging the Crown Office to explain why Nicola Sturgeon was not charged in relation to the investigation of missing party funds.
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From Scotland’s most powerful political couple to a prison cell: Peter Murrell behind bars
Peter Murrell was one half of the most powerful political couple Scotland has ever seen.
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From Jaguar to luxury kitchen accessories: Peter Murrell’s spending list using SNP funds revealed
The party’s former chief exec, 61, faced eight charges today when he appeared in the dock at the High Court in Edinburgh.
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Nicola Sturgeon’s ex-husband Peter Murrell arrested after admitting £400,000 SNP fraud
Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party.
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Husband of former Nicola Sturgeon leader Peter Murrell admits to embezzling £400,000 from the coffers of the Scottish National Party
Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has been remanded into custody at the High Court in Edinburgh after pleading guilty to embezzling £400,310.65 from the political party.
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Swinney revives SNP fortunes after Labour rout — but misses historic majority
Nearly half a century after joining the SNP, John Swinney has led his party to Holyrood victory – but crucially has failed to win the majority he craved.
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Women anti-racism activists claim “misogynist fascism” behind Dundee protest harassment
“I think they liked goading us,” says Siobhan Tolland. “I think they enjoyed the process. And this is where the misogyny comes in. This was sport for them.”
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Nicola Sturgeon savages Nigel Farage and opens up on divorce, grief and personal struggles
Nicola Sturgeon has named Nigel Farage as her least favorite politician. The former first minister of Scotland was asked whom she most disliked in the world of politics on the new series of ITV’s interview show The Assembly, and named the Reform UK leader, who is MP for Clacton in Essex.